Wind Power in Nicaragua

Production of the farm, the largest in Central America, is 250 million kilowatt hours per year, representing 11.6% of the total country's demand.

"The engineer and Amayo plant manager, Manuel Callejas Montenegro, said the energy produced by the wind farm is 40 percent cheaper than that produced by thermal generation plants.

Every kilowatt produced by Amaya Phase I, costs $87 and that produced with Amaya, Phase II is sold at $92, much cheaper than that produced by thermal power plants which cost the plant $210 from the Nicaragua plant and $160 with Che Guevara plant, in Albanisa.

Callejas said that one of the advantages of the plant is in its performance (which is measured by its availability and reliability), which he said is at 98 percent." Published Laprensa.com.ni

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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Nicaragua granted "Consorcio Eólico Amayo" authorization to conduct feasibility studies for expanding the wind farm located in the country's south.

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