El Cortijo Wind Farm Starts Generating Power

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The 183-MW capacity El Cortijo wind farm represents an investment of 200 million euros / Its construction generated 570 jobs and it will produce energy equivalent to the consumption of 350,000 Mexican homes

ACCIONA has begun the start-up of the 183-MW El Cortijo wind farm in Tamaulipas (Mexico), the first to enter service of those associated with the Energy reform in Mexico. Fifteen months after the start of construction work the company grid connected the first wind turbines, a process that will continue over the next few weeks until the commercial commissioning of the whole facility. The investment in the wind farm is around 235 million US dollars (approx. 200 million euros at current exchange rates). El Cortijo is the result of the award to ACCIONA of 585.5 GWh of... ... More: Official Press Release ACCIONA

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Acciona, Mexico, Nordex Group, energy reform, wind farm, grid, investment