Mott MacDonald is monitoring construction of the plant, which is being developed by Spanish company Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios on behalf of Cr茅dit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank.
The 49MW Kiy煤 wind farm will comprise 16 Vestas V112-3,075kW wind turbines capable of generating approximately 200GWhs of electricity annually 鈥� enough to power over 50,000 households. A 150kV transmission line will also be constructed as part of the scheme.
Mott MacDonald will undertake quarterly site inspection visits and provide technical, environmental and social monitoring services.
Alvaro Corral, Mott MacDonald鈥檚 project manager, said: 鈥淭he Kiy煤 wind farm is part of a major initiative by the Uruguayan government to reduce the country鈥檚 dependence on expensive electricity imports during draught periods of the year. This will diversify the country鈥檚 energy sector by installing 1,200MW of wind capacity by the end of 2015. Mott MacDonald is actively contributing to the initiative, working on ten schemes in the last two years.鈥�
The Kiy煤 wind farm is due to become operational by the end of 2015. Mott MacDonald will then provide operational monitoring services in an ongoing role.
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