Campo Palomas Wind Power Project

in implementation

Nicefield is a special-purpose corporation established to develop a 70 MW wind farm called Campo Palomas under an operating lease agreement with state company Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones (UTE). The wind farm is located in the Department of Salto, about 540 km from Montevideo. It involves the installation of 35 Vestas 110 wind turbines of 2.0 MW each. An investment of US$173 million is projected for purchasing and installing the wind turbines, building internal roads, and laying internal subterranean power lines, as well as constructing 6 km of 150-kV transmission lines connecting to the Salto Grande-Arapey substation (150 kV) and the wiring for the entire wind farm.Enertey is a Uruguayan company that leads the concessions market. It currently operates two wind farms of 50 MW each.Inabensa is a Spanish company that is a global leader in the design and manufacture of power plant systems and the construction of substations and transmission lines.Abengoa is a global engineering and technology company founded in 1941 in Seville, Spain. It is a global leader in the development of renewable energy, infrastructure, and waste recycling. It has been operating in Latin America since 1963 and has a presence in more than 80 countries.The proceeds from the IIC loan will be used for the installation, start-up, and operation of the aforementioned wind farm.