Mexico will be getting 306 MW of new wind energy capacity.

Three new wind farms will be built, with 1.5 MW wind turbines to be supplied by Acciona, under a supply contract awarded to the company by the Mexican government. Acciona won the tender against three other companies, all from Spain – Iberdrola Renovables, Recursos Eólicos de México (ACS), and Enerfin Sociedad de Energía (part of the Elecnor group).

The wind farms will be located in the Oaxaca state, Mexico, and represent an investment of about EUR 450 million, totalling in 306 MW of new wind energy capacity. Construction is expected to begin in 2010, and operation of the new wind farms is planned to begin near the end of 2011. Once completed, the new 306 MW of capacity will represent 12.7% of Acciona's strategic wind power implementation plan to install 2400 MW of new wind capacity by 2013.

The particular wind farms are Oaxaca I, II and III, each to have 102 MW of installed capacity. The model of choice for these projects is Acciona's AW 70/1500 wind turbine.

[source: Acciona]