Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Gov't to Produce High-Power Wind Turbines

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BUENOS AIRES, Oct 31 2005 (IPS) - The Argentine government plans to produce high-power aerogenerators to supply wind power to the southern region of the country and export the surplus power generated. The project is the result of an agreement signed between the state-owned technological firm INVAP and the provincial government of Santa Cruz, Argentina's southernmost province, which will invest 50 million dollars in the initiative and serve as the location for the new wind farm.

INVAP engineer Hugo Brendstrup told Tierramérica that the project involves building four prototypes initially, and then producing an additional 34 aerogenerators that will each supply 1.5 megawatts to the national electric power grid by the year 2007.

Santa Cruz is an ideal site for the project, given the frequency of sustained, high-speed winds in the province. Once the local power supply is ensured, the surplus produced will begin to be exported, noted Brendstrup.