View of El Arrayán Wind Farm, located on the slopes of the Chilean Coastal Range

The 115 MW El Arrayán is the largest wind farm in Chile.[1] At the time of its inauguration in 2014, it was the largest in Latin America.[2]

Background

The site is approximately 400 km north of Santiago in the coastal town of Ovalle, which is the capital of the Limarí Province, in the Coquimbo Region. The project consists of 50 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines. It completed in June 2014 and officially went into service in August 2014. Pattern Energy owns 70% of the facility, which it also operates. Antofagasta Minerals SA owns the remaining 30% minority stake.[3][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Grand opening for Pattern Energy’s El Arrayán Wind facility in Chile", in Renewable Energy Focus, 30 August 2014
  2. ↑ "Chile Top Renewables Market on Sunny Desert, Windy Shores", in Bloomberg, 8 October 2014
  3. ↑ "El Arrayán Wind Farm, Chile". Kable, a trading division of Kable Intelligence Limited. Retrieved 8 May 2017.


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