Gamesa has won a fresh order to implement a wind energy project in
Uruguay, which will help the company to increase its footprint in the
country. A subsidiary of Uruguay’s state utility UTE has placed
an order with Gamesa to construct and maintain a 70 MW wind energy
project. Gamesa will supply 35 G114-2.0 MW turbines for the Valentines
wind energy project, owned by Areaflin.
Gamesa will install and commission the wind turbines, handle civil
works and electrical installations at the project. The project is
expected to be commissioned by the third quarter of 2016. Gamesa will
also operate and maintain the project of 15 years. Last month, the Valentines wind energy project secured
debt funding from the Inter-American Development Bank. The bank
allocated $72 million for the project. The project also received funding
worth $36 million from the China Co-financing Fund for Latin America
and the Caribbean. Similar debt funding was also announced for another
70 MW wind energy project, the Colonia Arias wind farm.
When commissioned, the two projects will generate a cumulative 615
GWh worth of electricity, offsetting over 366,000 tonnes of CO2e
emissions. The electricity will be sold to a government entity through a
long-term power purchase agreement. Gamesa has so far installed 150 MW of wind energy capacity in Uruguay
and has another 170 MW capacity under development, including the
Valentines wind energy project. The wind energy sector in Uruguay is
expected to undergo significant growth this year and is expected to have
an installed wind energy capacity of 1.6 GW by 2016.
http://cleantechnica.com/2015/07/02/gamesa-wins-70-mw-wind-energy-order-uruguay/