Vientos Los Hercules Wind Farm is a 97.2MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Santa Cruz, Argentina. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2021.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 97.2 | 97.2 | – | Active | Santa Cruz, Argentina | Eolia Renovables; Mitsui; Total Eren |
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By GlobalDataThe project was developed by Eolia Renovables, Mitsui and Total Eren. Total Eren and Mitsui are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 66% and 34% respectively.
The project generates 400GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 110,000 households, offsetting 200,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $220m.
The project has 93m high towers.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in March 2021.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Cammesa under a power purchase agreement. The power is sold at the rate of $0.062kWh for a period of 20 years. The contracted capacity is 97.2MW.
Contractors Involved
Senvion was selected to render EPC services for the wind power project.
Senvion was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 27 units of 3.6M114 NES turbines, each with 3.6MW nameplate capacity.
About Mitsui
Mitsui & Co Ltd (Mitsui) is a business conglomerate. It distributes, purchases, markets and supplies wide variety of products in business areas including iron and steel; non-ferrous metals; machinery; electronics; chemicals; energy-related commodities; foods & retail, lifestyle, and consumer service. The company also participates in the other activities such as arranging finance for customers and suppliers in connection with its trading activities, organizing and coordinating international industrial projects, participating in financing, and investing arrangements, assisting in the procurement of raw materials and equipment, providing new technologies and processes for manufacturing and coordinating transportation and marketing of finished goods. It operates in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Mitsui is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Total Eren
Total Eren SA (Total Eren), a subsidiary of Eren Groupe SA, is an independent power producer that develops, finances, builds and operates renewable energy power plants. The company offers services such as project management, engineering, procurement and construction; and operation and maintenance of renewable energy power plants. It generates electricity from various renewable energy sources including hydro, solar and wind. Total Eren owns and operates power plants in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Total Eren is headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
Methodology
All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.
