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Wayra I the largest wind farm of in Peru was inaugurated this Tuesday at Marcona, Ica . The Grupo Enel plant will have an installed capacity of 132 megawatts (MW).
The construction and commissioning of Wayra I required an investment of 165 million US dollars. It will be operated by the Peruvian renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power Peru, a company related to Grupo Enel .
With the new plant, Peru is progressing in the generation of renewable energies. The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) stated that it was promoting those projects that will distribute clean and green electricity generated by the force of the winds from South. "19659008" Wayra I comprises 42 wind turbines producing approximately 600 gigawatt hours per year, to be supplied by Enel to the National Interconnected Electrical System (SEIN) in favor of the Peruvian population ", said the owner of Minem, Francisco ÍSmodes The official congratulated the Enel Group's investment and mentioned that with this the goal of 5% of the energy matrix based on renewable energies could be largely exceeded, since with this first step from Wayra I it has already reached 4.4%.
For its part, the Enel Group emphasized that with Wayra I was strengthening its presence in the renewable energy sector in Peru and helping to diversify the energy matrix of the country. countries, strengthen the reliability of the energy system and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
"Unconventional renewable plants are of the highest importan this to meet the country's needs for efficient and sustainable production, "said José Revuelta Mediavilla, national director of Enel Perú.
For the construction of Wayra I, the "sustainable construction project" model was applied, which included sustainability actions such as the reuse of materials for the manufacture of ecological furniture and the treatment of wastewater. Monitoring of impacts with community and social projects was also considered.
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