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ENGIE Energía Perú concludes the construction and obtains the Commercial Operation Declaration (COD) for the Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant (Ica) with a nomi... Engie Energía Perú, one of the largest electricity generation companies in Peru, has announced the commissioning of the Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant, the first renewable energy plant to be developed in the Peruvian electricity system. The plant, located in the district of Ocucaje (Ica Region), has a nominal capacity of 260 MW and is expected to enter commercial operation in 2023. It is located with its 36.4 MW expansion project to soon enter commercial operations. The project generated a peak of 1,000 jobs during the construction period, and will allow a reduction in benefit of the environment of 230,000 tons of CO2 per year. It will support the electricity demand of Quellaveco, a copper project developed by Anglo American and Mitsubishi Corporation, with renewable energy sources, making it the first large mining company in Peru to use 100% green energy.
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This Engie Energía Peru release was published using machine translation.
ENGIE Energía Perú, one of the largest electricity generation companies in the country, announced the commissioning of the Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant, starting at midnight on June 16, 2023, after receiving the approval of the Operations Committee. Economy of the National Interconnected System (COES).
The Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant has a nominal capacity of 260 MW and together with its 36.4 MW expansion project to soon enter commercial operation, make it the most important wind farm of its kind in Peru. It is located in the district of Ocucaje (Ica Region) and has 50 wind turbines, two electrical substations; and 60 km of transmission lines that connect the plant with the National Interconnected Electric System (SEIN).
Punta Lomitas, with a total investment of approximately 300 million dollars, will allow a reduction in benefit of the environment of 230,000 tons of CO2 per year. During the construction period, the project generated a peak of 1,000 jobs, of which 100% of this (unskilled) labor was of local origin, from the direct impact communities of the Ocucaje district (Ica). .
“ The Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant has created a precedent in the Peruvian electricity sector as it is the first renewable energy plant to be developed as a result of an agreement between two private companies. As such, it does not generate any cost in the electricity toll and no cost to the final consumer, since it did not need an auction or some type of subsidy from the state”, specified El Mehdi Ben Maalla, CEO of ENGIE Energía Perú y Country Manager Peru.
The production of the Punta Lomitas Wind Power Plant will support the electricity demand of Quellaveco, a copper project developed by Anglo American and Mitsubishi Corporation, with renewable energy sources, making it the first large mining company in Peru to use 100% green energy for its operations.
“ Punta Lomitas is an important milestone for our transformation plan in the country. In December 2022, we retired our Ilo21 coal-fired plant and now put 260 MW of renewable energy into the Peruvian electricity system. A clear example of how we execute the energy transition of the Peruvian market in a sustainable way ”, said César Cornejo, Managing Director Renewables of ENGIE in Peru.
Temas: ESG