Paraguaná wind farm

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Other names: Los Taques

Paraguaná wind farm (Parque Eólico de Paraguaná) is a mothballed wind farm in Los Taques, Falcón, Venezuela.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Paraguaná wind farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Type Owner Operator
1 Mothballed[1] 2012[2] 62.4 MW[3] Onshore[2] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][4] Petróleos de Venezuela[4]
2 Cancelled (inferred October 2024) – 29 MW[5] Onshore[5] – –

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Paraguaná wind farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Los Taques, Falcón, Venezuela[6] 11.8080, -70.2350 (exact)[6]
2 Los Taques, Falcón, Venezuela[6] 11.8080, -70.2350 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. ↑ http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016, https://www.instagram.com/laskarkashan4x4/reel/DEbUfdkt5VZ/ https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/09/19/despite-the-announcement-about-the-start-up-of-the-wind-farm-communities-invenezuelas-paraguana-peninsula-spend-days-without-electricity/, http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016, https://www.instagram.com/laskarkashan4x4/reel/DEbUfdkt5VZ/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125182641/https://elpitazo.net/reportajes/parques-eolicos-de-venezuela-abandonados-despues-de-inversiones-milmillonarias/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016 https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/09/19/despite-the-announcement-about-the-start-up-of-the-wind-farm-communities-invenezuelas-paraguana-peninsula-spend-days-without-electricity/, http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240131034731/https://www.evwind.es/2019/05/14/wind-power-in-venezuela-pdvsa-will-reactivate-14-wind-turbines-from-the-paraguana-wind-farm-and-zulia-wind-farm-continues-to-abandon/67194. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_25334_los-taques.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016 https://goo.gl/maps/b7GcZm93oTRPoWAU7, http://mppee.gob.ve/?p=91016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)