Enel Green Power (EGP) has started construction works at its biggest wind farm in Chile, Taltal. The plant is named after the district where the project is located, in the region of Antofagasta.
The plant will comprise 33 wind turbines of 3 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 99 MW.
The total investment for the construction of the new wind farm amounts to approximately US$190m. Once in operation, Taltal will be able to generate up to over 300 GWh/year, hence avoiding the atmospheric emission of more than 200,000 tCO2/year. Energy production from Taltal will meet the consumption needs of some 170,000 Chilean households.
The project is supported by a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The energy generated by the new wind farm will be delivered to the Chilean central region transmission network (SIC), through the Paposo substation, some 50 km away from the plant. The public land concession for the development of the wind farm was awarded to Enel Green Power in 2012 as a result of the first Chilean public tender that was jointly organized by the Ministry of National Assets and the Ministry of Energy.
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