Mainstream Renewable Power has installed first of 50 turbines at the 170MW Sarco wind farm in northern Chile.
The Aela Energia-owned project, developed and built by Mainstream, will feature 3.4MW Senvion hardware with 149-metre tip heights.
The components were transported 160km from the Port of Las Losas to the project site in Chile’s Atacama region.
Mainstream Renewable Power project manager Alejandro Espinoza said: “The lifting of the first turbine marks a significant milestone for the wind farm.
“Transporting, unloading and installing the turbines presents a significant challenge given the weight and dimensions of the different components that make up the wind turbine.”
Image: Senvion
Mainstream on the rise in Chile
By EBS