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Acciona Chiripa Wind Project

Sector: Commercial • Location: Costa Rica

Source: World Bank Group

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The Chiripa wind project was a planned 49.5 MW wind generation facility to be located in Costa Rica. The project was to be designed, developed and operated by a consortium comprised of the Spanish firm Acciona and local firm Grupo Ecoenergia, with respectively 65% and 35% stakes in the project. Acciona was to provide 33 of its 1.5 MW turbines for its Chiripa wind farm.

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Status
Prospective
Sector
Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind, Raw Materials, Power Transmission, Government
Location
Costa Rica
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Acciona Chiripa Wind Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Costa Rica. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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The Chiripa wind project was a planned 49.5 MW wind generation facility to be located in Costa Rica. The project was to be designed, developed and operated by a consortium comprised of the Spanish firm Acciona and local firm Grupo Ecoenergia, with respectively 65% and 35% stakes in the project. Acciona was to provide 33 of its 1.5 MW turbines for its Chiripa wind farm. The project was awarded a 20 year PPA to sell power on a build, operate and transfer basis by the state utility Instituto Costarricense de Energia. Projected investment was USD 125 Million. Construction works began in the end of 2012, and commercial operations commenced in November 2014. Updated to 2012 AD

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Costa Rica

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Commercial, Power Generation (CCGT), Wind, Raw Materials, Power Transmission, Government

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2024-09-22

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