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PERU — Abengoa has been selected by the Peruvian generator and transmission company Engie Energía Perú (ENGIE) to construct a transmission line for the evacuation of energy from the future Punta Lomitas wind farm.
With a total capacity of 260 MW, Punta Lomitas will be ENGIE group’s first wind farm in Peru and the largest one in the country.
The 39 mile 220 kV transmission line will allow the evacuation of energy from the future Punta Lomitas wind farm, located in the southern region of Ica, at National Interconnected Electric System (SEIN).
Abengoa will be responsible for engineering, procurement, civil works and electromechanical assembly, as well as the commissioning of the different facilities.
The transmission line is to be built near the Peruvian coast, between 328 and 2,132 ft above sea level.
Abengoa has been present in Peru for more than 26 years, where it has developed more than 2,485 miles of power lines and 30 substations.
Source: Abengoa