Italians, Costa Ricans and a power supply company in the province of Heredia are some of those interested in generating power using the wind currents of Guanacaste.
The projects they soon plan to start have diverse generating capacities. For example, the Montes de Oro Wind Project, with an estimated investment of $23.7 million, will produce an output of 20 megawatts through eight wind generators on a 105 hectare farm.
A report by Ana Cristina Camacho in El Financiero states: "Gabriela Mendez, Deputy Mayor of Bagaces, said the community welcomes these investments, not only because they make clean and friendly energy, but also represent a source of employment and may even become a tourist attraction."
Source: elfinancierocr.com
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October 2009
The Ministry of Energy and Mines granted an energy generation license to Amayo Consortium, in order to resume the II phase of their wind energy project.
This project could begin operating in 2010, after a $55 million investment.
"An investigation by newspaper La Prensa suggests that the Government was previously blocking the development of project Amayo II, in favor of another similar project, carried out by company Eolo S.A.", reports Laprensa.com.ni.
February 2009
The wind farm Amayo, located 128 kilometers to the south of the capital, began operations.
Elnuevodiario.com.ni publishes in its website: "The first four megawatts, from 40 based on the wind, generated by Amayo are now injected into the main center of national electric generation, reported the state company, National Business of Electric Transmission (Enatrel), through a press release."
May 2012
The private generation project requires a $115 million investment, and is expected to start construction in 2013 in San Antonio El Sitio.
Construction of the wind farm will start in January 2013 and is expect to conclude in December, said Jorge Sinibaldi, project manager. It will be located in San Antonio El Sitio in Santa Elena Barillas, Villa Canales.
December 2008
The first 40 megawatts wind energy plant, built at a cost of $95 million, will begin operations on January 4.
Amayo manager, Sean Porter, said that 18 of the 19 wind powered generators (100 meters high) at the wind farm are fully installed in the Department of Rivas, 128 kilometers to the south of Managua.
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