Enel breaks ground on 144-MW wind park in Chile

The Chilean green power unit of Italian energy major Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) has started construction of the 144-MW Renaico II wind power plant, the company said on Tuesday.

Enel Green Power Chile expects to invest some USD 177 million (EUR 157.15m) in the project, which consists of the 58.5-MW Las Vinas and the 85.5-MW Puelche wind farms.

The wind power facility is being built at a site located in the commune of Renaico in the Araucania Region, where a total of 32 turbines will be installed.

Renaico II is expected to be up and running by June 2021, at which point the plant will be able to generate some 516 GWh of electricity per year, enough to supply 230,000 local homes and offset some 382,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually.

The project is part of 2 GW of renewables Enel Green Power Chile seeks to add by 2022. More than half of that capacity is already under construction, the firm noted.

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