Aela Energia commissions 170 MW Sarco wind project in Freirina

The 60/40 joint venture of Irish energy firm Mainstream Renewable Power and Actis, Aela Energia, has switched on its 170 MW Sarco wind project located in Freirina, Huasco province in the region of Atacama, Chile. 

The facility consists of 50 wind turbines of 3.4 MW each. A 71 km transmission line, with 198 towers, a 220kV circuit, is also being built as part of the project, which will transport the energy produced from the wind farm to the Maitencillo substation.

In February, the company has completed the 71-kilometre (44.12 miles) transmission line that connects the wind farm to the Maitencillo substation, from where electricity flows to the grid.