- Engie receives environmental approval for a 353MW wind project in Chile
- The project will begin in the first quarter of 2022.
The Chilean arm of the French electric utility group, Engie South Africa, on Monday, made known that its roughly 353.4MW wind project in Chile received approval from the Antofagasta region’s environmental agency.
The scheme, Lomas de Taltal, will feature 57 wind turbines of up to 6.2MW unit capacity. In addition, the power company stated that the project would also see Engie Chile build a 20-kilometre (12.4 miles) 220kV transmission line to connect the wind farm to the future Parinas substation and the grid.
Engie expects to begin construction in 2022 and finalise the project in the second half of 2024.
The Lomas de Taltal project is in line with Engie’s plan to develop an energy hub in the commune of Taltal. This plan gained traction earlier this year when the company secured government concessions to develop renewables in the area.
In April this year, Engie announced its commitment to end its coal-based power operations and develop 2,000 MW of renewable projects in Chile.