The Windpeshi wind farm in the La Guajira region is EGP’s first in Colombia: it’s an opportunity to show the local population all the advantages of renewable energies, both in environmental and social terms. According to legend, the wind god Jepiresh is the progenitor of the Wayúu people, who settled in the extreme north of Colombia. … Continue reading The wind of sustainability is blowing in Colombia with the Windpeshi wind farm
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Colombia announces the first offshore wind energy tender
The Colombian Ministry of Mining and Energy has launched the country’s first offshore wind lease round and expects to grant permits for the use of marine areas in the second half of 2023. The Colombian government published a resolution early last week that establishes the rules, requirements and conditions for bidding procedures for marine areas, … Continue reading Colombia announces the first offshore wind energy tender
Continue readingColombia to launch offshore wind energy tender
The first round of contracts to install wind turbines in offshore wind farms is due to be awarded in the second half of 2023. Colombia will hold a competitive bidding process for offshore wind contracts within 18 months as it seeks to harness up to 50 GW of potential in its northern region. coast, the … Continue reading Colombia to launch offshore wind energy tender
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Nordex receives orders for 369 MW of wind power from Colombia
Celsia Colombia S.A., producer and distributor of electricity, has ordered 63 N155 wind turbines with a total of 369 MW for three projects. The orders also include a Premium Service contract for the maintenance of the turbines for a period of five years with an option to extend for a further five years. The Acacia … Continue reading Nordex receives orders for 369 MW of wind power from Colombia
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Wind energy in Colombia, Windpeshi wind farm will have 41 wind turbines
In the department of La Guajira, the assembly of the wind farms that the national government has been promoting in the framework of what is known as the energy transition is progressing. On January 21, 2022, President Iván Duque Márquez arrived in Alta Guajira to inaugurate the Guajira 1 wind farm, which will be generating … Continue reading Wind energy in Colombia, Windpeshi wind farm will have 41 wind turbines
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Colombia launches offshore wind energy plan, announces first wind farm
Colombia could build its first offshore wind farm off the coast of the port of Barranquilla, following a deal signed this week in Houston. Under the memorandum of understanding, Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners agreed with the city’s government to study a 350MW offshore wind farm which would require an investment of almost $1 billion. Once … Continue reading Colombia launches offshore wind energy plan, announces first wind farm
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Offshore wind farm will be built in Barranquilla, Colombia
In Barranquilla, the first offshore wind farm in Latin America will be built. This week, the District will sign a memorandum of understanding with the firm Copenhagen Infrastructure New Market Fund I K/S, a subsidiary of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to start up the megaproject. The announcement was made by Mayor Jaime Pumarejo, who indicated … Continue reading Offshore wind farm will be built in Barranquilla, Colombia
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World Bank highlights the great potential in wind energy in Colombia
Due to the enormous potential of Colombia in the development of wind energy, the World Bank Group designed a roadmap that projects the potential role that this offshore wind power activity can play in the energy sector in the medium and long term in Colombia. It provides recommendations on the next steps in terms of … Continue reading World Bank highlights the great potential in wind energy in Colombia
Continue readingColombia will have its roadmap to produce wind energy in the sea
Next March, the Ministry of Mines and Energy will publish the roadmap that Colombia must follow to make offshore wind power generation a reality in the medium term. To date, Danish companies such as Orsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have expressed interest in developing this type of project in the country. The Minister of Mines … Continue reading Colombia will have its roadmap to produce wind energy in the sea
Continue readingColombia promotes wind energy and solar power
In the municipality of Uribia, in La Guajira, President Iván Duque inaugurated a few days ago, with the presence of representatives of the Wayúu community, the second wind farm in the country, a project that will generate twenty megawatts, enough to supply energy to more than thirty thousand homes. Its entry into operation is of … Continue reading Colombia promotes wind energy and solar power
Continue readingColombia inaugurated the largest wind farm in the country built by Elecnor
This wind farm is the first of a total of 16 that will be located in La Guajira.The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, inaugurated this Friday the Guajira 1 Wind Farm, the largest in the country, built by the Spanish company Elecnor and located in Cabo de la Vela, the northernmost tip of South America. … Continue reading Colombia inaugurated the largest wind farm in the country built by Elecnor
Continue readingOn January 22, the Guajira 1 wind farm is inaugurated
On January 22, the Guajira 1 wind farm is inauguratedThe Guajira 1 wind farm, which is located in Alta Guajira, was completed and will be inaugurated on January 22 with the presence of the President of the Republic, Iván Duque. This was reported by the manager of the Isagen company, Camilo Marulanda López.The Guajira 1 … Continue reading On January 22, the Guajira 1 wind farm is inaugurated
Continue readingColombia, ready to open another wind power plant in La Guajira
Colombia will launch a wind power plant at the end of the month, which will reinforce the generation matrix, from clean sources. It is the Guajira 1 wind farm, a project being developed by Isagen and which will mark a milestone by being the first to deliver this type of electric current to the National … Continue reading Colombia, ready to open another wind power plant in La Guajira
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Colombia looks to offshore wind energy
At the 17th ASOCODIS Colombian power distribution conference this week, Colombia’s energy minister Diego Mesa said the country is advancing its plans for offshore wind development, with draft regulations almost ready for public comment. “We hope to publish draft regulations for comment in the coming weeks and implement them next year,” said Mesa. “We see … Continue reading Colombia looks to offshore wind energy
Continue readingNordex promotes wind energy in Colombia
Colombia has numerous resources for power generation and the development over the previous years has shown that wind energy is becoming increasingly important. So far, however, 70% of the power in the country at the northern tip of South America has been generated exclusively through hydropower, 29% come from fossil power plants. Prolonged periods of … Continue reading Nordex promotes wind energy in Colombia
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Wind power in Colombia, wind turbines for La Guajira wind farm
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Colombia highlighted that, after the approval in Congress of the Energy Transition Law, the first wind turbines began to arrive in La Guajira for the assembly and commissioning of the first large-scale wind farm that will be installed in the country in more than 17 years.“This milestone consolidates … Continue reading Wind power in Colombia, wind turbines for La Guajira wind farm
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Wind energy in Colombia, Vestas’ wind turbines for 504 MW wind farm
Vestas has received a 504 MW order for an undisclosed project in Colombia. The contract includes the supply and installation of 90 V162-5.6 MW EnVentus wind turbines, as well as a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. This will be the first project to feature wind turbines from the EnVentus platform in … Continue reading Wind energy in Colombia, Vestas’ wind turbines for 504 MW wind farm
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Wind power in Colombia, construction of wind farm in La Guajira is authorized
The Spanish infrastructure, energy, services and telecommunications group Elecnor received two easement titles from the National Land Agency –ANT for the construction of the ‘El Ahumao’ wind farm, in the town of Camarones, Riohacha jurisdiction. The director of the National Land Agency, Myriam Carolina Martínez, explained that this easement was necessary for the Spanish company … Continue reading Wind power in Colombia, construction of wind farm in La Guajira is authorized
Continue readingWind power in Colombia, the Windpeshi wind farm advances
The Windpes1-11 Wind Farm project will consist of the construction and operation of approximately 90 wind turbines, a lifting substation and other complementary works that will be interconnected to the Cuestecitas electrical substation.Through a statement, Enel Green Power reported that under biosecurity measures it socialized in semi-presential meetings of prior consultation with eight Wayuu communities … Continue reading Wind power in Colombia, the Windpeshi wind farm advances
Continue readingVestas supplies wind turbines to wind power in Colombia
Vestas has entered the Colombian wind energy market with a 20 MW order for the Guajira I wind farm, located at the municipality of Uribia, in La Guajira, Colombia. The contract includes the supply and installation of ten V100-2.0 MW wind turbines, as well as an Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement for … Continue reading Vestas supplies wind turbines to wind power in Colombia
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