Enel Green Power recently won another public wind power tender in Brazil, strengthening its already significant presence in Latin America and showing just how committed it is to green energy development.
Enel Green Power has strengthened its presence in Brazil after winning another public wind power tender in the State of Bahia, in the country’s north-east, where it will build three wind farms with a total capacity of 88 megawatts. These facilities will expand on projects that EGP had already won in public tenders in 2010 and 2012, which mean that it already has more than 146MW under construction in the region. To sell the energy produced at these plants, EGP has signed three 20-year supply contracts.
The Enel Group company is building 283MW of wind power capacity In Brazil: a safe investment for the business as strong winds guarantee a production factor of over 50 percent. This means that the turbines will be working for around 4,600 equivalent hours per year.
EGP is increasing its wind power presence across Latin America: in August it started the construction of Taltal, its largest wind farm in Chile. Located in the region of Antofagasta, Taltal will consist of 33 3MW wind turbines, totalling an installed capacity of 99MW. This project also provides for a 20-year purchase contract of the energy produced by the plant (PPA). Meanwhile in April, EGP won a public tender organised by the Chilean Ministry of National Assets for the Sierra Gorda Este wind farm.
Enel Green Power has also been a pioneer in Mexico with its 74MW Bii Nee Stipa II and its 70MW Bii Nee Stipa III wind farms. Moreover, through its subsidiary Inelec, EGP has signed a $100million contract with the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer (BBVA) that will partially cover predicted investment for the two plants. Mexico has serious wind power potential, with some areas of this country so windy – such as the State of Oaxaca, where EGP’s two plants are online – that a capacity factor of as high as 50 percent can be reached.
The 24MW MOVASA wind farm in Costa Rica completes EGP’s presence in the region’s wind power industry.