Wind energy in Argentina: wind farms in Anguil and Guatraché

The Secretary of Energy of the Nation opened the envelopes yesterday with the economic offers received in the framework of “Round 3 – MiniRen” of the RenovAr program, a national operation that seeks to add renewable energy to the Argentina energy matrix. Among the 52 projects received and pre-adjudicated, two contemplate investments in wind energy in our province. The bids that are awarded will be announced on Monday 22. The proposals for La Pampa of this third call of the RenovAr program contemplate investments in wind farms in Guatraché and in Anguil, according to Annex I of the Disposition of Cammesa (Company Administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market Corporation) that detailed the initiatives that exceeded the first selection. In both cases, the proposals would incorporate 12.9 megawatts of wind power to the power generation capacity. In the case of Guatraché, the benefit granted by Nation amounts to 5.5 million dollars, at a rate of 426,433 dollars per installed megawatt. For Anguil, the benefit amounts to 6.28 million dollars, at a rate of 487.104 dollars per megawatt.