San Juan Wind Farm is an 184.8MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Atacama, Chile. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2017.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 184.8 | 184.8 | – | Active | Atacama, Chile | Elecnor; Latin America Power |
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Description
The project was developed by Elecnor and Latin America Power. The project is currently owned by Latin America Power.
The project generates 607GWh electricity thereby offsetting 321t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $400m.
The project has 91.5m high towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in March 2017.
Contractors Involved
Vestas Wind Systems was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 56 units of V117-3.3 MW – IEC IIA turbines, each with 3.3MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas Wind Systems is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 5 years.
About Elecnor
Elecnor SA (Elecnor) is an engineering and construction company that involves into engineering, development and construction of projects relating to infrastructure, renewable energies and new technologies. The company focuses on end-to-end management of electricity, power generation, telecommunications and systems, facilities, gas, construction, maintenance, environment and water, rail and space projects. It also invests in power generation and transmission assets, primarily in the wind power and solar thermal segments, and also provides environmental services. The company has operational presence in Germany, Portugal, Mexico, Australia, Canada, the UAE, Chile, the UK and the US. Elecnor is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
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