Globeleq’s majority owned subsidiary Mesoamerica Energy, the owner, operator and leading developer of wind projects in Central America has been developing the 102MW CdH wind energy project.

The CdH wind plant, which is expected to generate 6% of the country’s power once the project becomes operational, will consist of 51 x 2MW Gamesa G87 wind turbines and will supply the national utility company, Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica under a 100MW, 20-year power purchase agreement.

The facility will be constructed by the Gamesa Wind US LLC and Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion Mexico consortium.

The company expects the CdH wind plant, which is located 17 km south of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in the municipalities of Santa Ana and San Buenaventura, and spread over approximately 6,500 hectares, to commence commercial operation in early 2012.

Globeleq’s CEO Mikael Karlsson said the Cerro de Hula will be the first wind plant in Honduras and the largest wind plant in the Central American region.

"It is a cornerstone for Globeleq and Mesoamerica Power (its regional partner), in our strategy to develop the leading renewable energy company in Central America," Karlsson said.

 

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