GE Renewables has signed a cooperation agreement with Arroyo Energy Compania de Energias Renovables Limitada to provide six 3.6-megawatt (MW) fans, totaling 21.8 megawatts. This is the first GE renewable energy company in Chile. Fan orders.
According to reports, the six wind turbines will be installed in southern Chile.
Vikas Anand, general manager of GE's inland wind energy business in the Americas, said: 'Chile's energy sector is the driving force for development. We are determined to use our most advanced wind energy technology to tap the country's huge potential.'
Chile plans that by 2035, at least 60% of its electricity will come from renewable energy, and by 2050 the figure will rise to 70%. Among them, by 2030, Chile wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2007 levels at least. 30%.
Juli Friedmann, General Electric CEO of Chile, called the order a 'big step' in the region's business. 'Chile once again proved its strategic value to the company and its long-term vision, and how the future energy sector in Latin America should develop. Set an example. '