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Wind association aims to boost participation of Latin America suppliers

The Latin American Wind Energy Association (LAWEA) is working with international financial institutions to develop a policy that benefits renewable energy projects which incorporate a higher percentage of Latin American suppliers, in order to boost industrial development across the region.
Wind association aims to boost participation of Latin America suppliers

According to LAWEA’s latest newsletter, the association representing the interests of the Latin American wind industry is pushing to ensure local suppliers across the continent are treated favourable by wind farm developers, the majority of which are foreign.

LAWEA hopes to reach agreements with international financial institutions which establish more favourable interest rates, terms and general financing conditions for projects involving local suppliers through technology transfer, capacity building and direct investment in production facilities that help improve social and economic conditions in Latin American countries.

The region continues to enjoy significant growth in its wind industry. Honduras, for example, will see its first wind turbines starting to turn this month, when the first four turbines at a wind farm located in central Honduras are commissioned. The developer of the wind farm, Mesoamerica Energy, has announced that construction work will continue at the site in the communities of Santa Ana and San Buenaventura, south of Francisco Morazan.

On completion the wind farm, which is costing $270 million, will comprise 51 2.MW Gamesa G87 units, mounted on 80 metre high towers. Construction work began in January, following the approval of 41 renewable energy projects by the Honduran Congress in an effort to change the energy matrix (currently dominated by thermal generation with a 70 percent share).

Chinese move into Ecuador

Heading south, Goldwind – the world’s fourth largest wind turbine manufacturer – has signed a deal with the Ecuador Electricity Corporation (CELEC) to develop the country’s first large wind project.

Because of its unique wind characteristics and high altitude, the 16.5-MW Villonaco project required turbine technology that would prove reliable and efficient. As such, China's Goldwind will supply 11 units of its 1.5MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) turbines, which are designed for such conditions. Construction is set to begin this month and the wind farm is slated to be on line by mid-2012.

"We were excited to learn that Goldwind won the CELEC’s competitive bid to build the Villonoco project and we are proud that we are the first Chinese company to elevate Ecuador’s wind industry,” said Wang Haibo, President of Goldwind International. “Given the great potential of its emerging wind market, Goldwind has made expansion into Latin America a key component of our globalization and as such, we opened an office in Ecuador earlier this year."

Other projects being developed across Ecuador include the 40-MW Salinas I and II wind farm in the region of Imbabura, due to come on line at the end of 2012; and the Membrillo project with an estimated capacity of 60 MW, slated for commissioning in the region of Loja in October 2013.

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