Sarco Wind Farm Helps to Complete Transmission Line in Chile

The Sarco Wind Farm is located in the Commune of Freirina in northern Chile and has a capacity of 170 MW. The wind farm consists of 50 3.4 MW turbines. Construction began in August of 2017 and in December of 2018 the project celebrated the installation of all of its turbines which will start to feed electricity to the grid in the coming months. The project costs $240,000 million and will supply clean and renewable energy to around 260,000 homes.

The transmission line is composed of 198 towers that support the 220-kV line that will carry energy from the wind farm to the Maitencillo substation where it will be later injected into the National Electric System (SEN).

Fabiano Fortes, Construction Manager of Mainstream Chile, highlights the importance of this project: “We are delighted to have reached this important milestone, while upholding the highest safety and environmental standards. This was made possible thanks to solid team work and exceptional coordination with the numerous contractors that were involved in this process. The company is very proud of this achievement.”