Salitrillos Wind Farm

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The project entails the construction, financing and operation of a wind farm Salitrillos, located in the north-eastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The facility has a total installed capacity of 93 MW. The sponsor is Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”), acting through its renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power México (“EGPM”). The wind farm will be supported by a contract providing for the sale to Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission (Comisión Federal de Electricidad, CFE) of both specified volumes of energy over a 15-year period. The plant is expected to enter into service by 2019 -Once fully operational, the wind facility will be able to generate around 400 GWh annually. Financial close took place on January 18, 2018. The total project cost is approximately $120 million funded entirely with equity. Constructions started Jan 2018. On 20 May 2019 Enel inaugurated the plant. https://www.enel.com/media/press/d/2018/1/enel-starts-construction-of-93-mw-wind-farm-in-mexico https://renewablesnow.com/news/enel-starts-building-works-on-93-mw-mexican-wind-project-598853/ https://www.enelgreenpower.com/media/news/d/2019/05/new-salitrillos-wind-farm-inaugurated-mexico