Enel's 99 MW Taitai wind farm enters in service in Chile

The 99 MW Tatai wind farm in Chile, developed by Enel Green Power, has been connected to the grid. The wind farm is the largest the company has built in the South American country.

The plant has involved a total investment of about $190 million and will generate around 300 GWh every year.

This wind farm is located in the Taitai district of the region of Antofagasta, in Northern Chile, where 33 turbines, rated 3 MW each will generate enough power to supply the energy needs of 170,000 Chilean households.

The project is supported by a 20-year power purchase agreement for the electricity generated to be delivered to Chile's Central Region Transmission Network.

The Tatai wind farm is installed over public lands under a concesison awarded awarded to Enel Green Power in 2012 through the first Chilean public tender, organized jointly by the Ministry of National Assets and the Ministry of Energy. The aim of the tender was to foster the diversification of the Chilean energy mix, promoting the development of renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions and foreign energy dependency, as well as enhancing the power supply to support the country’s development.

In Chile, Enel Green Power operates the Talinay Oriente and Valle de los Vientos wind farms (90 MW of installed capacity each) and is currently completing construction on the Talinay Poniente wind farm (61 MW) and three solar power plants (Diego de Almagro - 36 MW, Lalackama - 60 MW and Chañares - 40 MW). The Company also operates in the geothermal power sector and is exploring a number of geothermal concessions with a potential installed capacity of more than 100 MW.