478,000
Equivalent households
CLEAN, NON-POLLUTING ENERGY
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
1 in 8 people still do not have access to electricity. In order to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, it is necessary to increase the use of renewable energy from 25 % today to 38 % in 2025.
ACCIONA is positioning itself as a key player in addressing the growth in energy demand while curbing the progress of global warming and promoting the transition to a decarbonized energy model.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy is responsible for 74 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the new needs of humanity and to minimise their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its related effects to be a strategic priority. The Company is working to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The new ACCIONA Energía renewable facility will consist of 23 wind turbines with a forecast capacity of 5.7 MW that will produce energy equivalent to 608 gigawatt-hours (GWh) i.e. the demand of 478,000 Peruvian homes, avoiding the emission of around 275,000 tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere per year.
The acquisition and construction of San Juan de Marcona is ACCIONA Energía’s first entry into the Peruvian renewables market and represents an investment of around US$180 million (€158 million). Construction work on the wind farm began in April 2022 and the facility will be fully operational towards the end of 2023.
The connection of the San Juan de Marcona project to the National Interconnected Electric Power System (SEIN) will be through a 33-kilometre-long 220kV transmission line connected to the Marcona Substation.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Capacity: 131 MW
- Entry into service: late 2023
- Ownership: ACCIONA Energía
- Location: San Juan de Marcona, Department of Ica, Peru
KEY POINTS
- Investment: 180 million dollars
- Foundations for and installation of 23 wind turbines
- First wind farm by ACCIONA Energía in Peru
- Clean energy equivalent to the consumption of 478,000 Peruvian homes
- 275,000 tonnes of CO2 avoided
- Construction of a 33-kilometre-long 220kV transmission line connected to the Marcona Substation.
Experience | ACCIONA
How 23 wind turbines conquered their epic Peruvian desert journey
Transporting the San Juan de Marcona wind farm components from the Peruvian port of Paracas to its site 150 miles south in the province of Nazca has been a veritable logistical feat. Read on to learn how we did it.