Uruguay's need for imported fuel to run its power plants will decline as more than 132MW of wind power capacity is expected to be installed by mid-2014, reaching 450MW by the end of the year.
If an additional 100MW come online ahead of schedule, the nation's energy and fuel import bill, which is expected to reach US$880mn in 2014, would be lowered by US$24mn, state utility UTE's president Gonzalo Casaravilla said on the UTE website. If 100MW of capacity planned to come online in 2014 were delayed until 2015, imports would increase almost US$30mn, he added.
Development is on schedule to have 930MW installed by mid-2015, 1,120MW by end-2015, 1,400MW in the first half of 2016 and 1,500MW in two years, according to the latest estimates by the state utility.
In comparison, Uruguay's fuel and energy imports are expected to total US$920mn in 2013, US$880mn in 2014, US$790mn in 2015 and US$770mn in 2016, however the tab will also be affected by the nation's LNG terminal which is expected to come online as early as mid-2015.
Construction has begun at the 65MW Artilleros wind project in Uruguay's Colonia department, which is being developed by Rouar - a JV between UTE and Brazilian utility Eletrobras (NYSE: EBR) . Artilleros is expected online in September and will be made up of 31 2.1MW turbines by Indian manufacturer Suzlon Energy.
At Uruguay's most advanced stage wind projects, located in Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado and Tacuarembó departments, 85 foundations and 79 wind generators have been installed, according to a UTE statement.
Source:- bnamericas.com
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