32 white wind turbines with a height of about 140 meters stand on the blue sea. The red and white giant blades rotate slowly, like a 'white giant'. This is the first wind farm invested and built by China in Chile. Tasila wind farm. On August 24, the wind farm was officially put into operation.
The Punta Sheila wind farm is located in the outer suburbs of Owaye, northern Chile, 320 km from the capital Santiago. China National Electric Power Investment Group Co., Ltd. (National Power Investment), a director of the wind farm on-site ceremony, went to Xinhua News Agency. The reporter said: 'The Punta Sheila wind farm is a project of the National Power Investment Investment Co., Ltd.'s initiative to respond to the 'One Belt, One Road' initiative. The total installed capacity of the project is 80 MW, with a total investment of nearly US$150 million. The average annual power generation is expected to be 282 GWh. It can meet the electricity demand of 130,000 households and reduce the carbon emissions by 157,000 tons per year.
On August 24th, in the outskirts of Owaye, northern Chile, Chilean Minister of Economy Barent (second from the right) and other guests unveiled the Ponta Seira wind farm
Chile is a country rich in wind and solar energy. Chilean Economy Minister Barent said in his speech that if the Chilean economy wants to achieve sustainable development, it needs the investment environment of the Punta Sheila wind farm to put the environment first. Chile hopes China is coming to invest, especially in the field of clean energy.
It is reported that a 220 kV booster station has been built in the wind farm. The clean electric energy produced is boosted and connected to the 220 kV line in the adjacent field, and sent to the nearby people's home. Just as the temporary representative of the Chinese Embassy in Chile, Li Wu He said: 'The real significance of the win-win cooperation between China and Chile is to benefit the people.'
Qi Hui, manager of the business development department of the National Investment Corporation for Overseas Investment, said that the wind farm started in May 2017, and all 32 wind turbines are 2.5 MW of Xinjiang Goldwind Technology Co., Ltd. model.
Jiang Yi said that the National Power Investment Corporation entered the Chilean market in 2016 and has invested nearly 2 billion US dollars in Chile. 'We are confident and determined to further increase the development and investment in the clean energy sector in Chile, and jointly spread the two countries. Clean, environmentally friendly and green development path. '