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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Uruguay Announces Plans to Develop 1,000MW of Wind Power by 2015

Uruguay Announces Plans to Develop 1,000MW of Wind Power by 2015

Uruguay has increased its already impressive wind power capacity targets from 800MW to 1,000MW before 2015, with over half of that expected to be under construction by the end of 2012.Uruguay already has a hydroelectric capacity of about 1,500MW, but started to develop wind power following a long lasting drought which reduced the volume of water available to power the hydroelectric generators. On some windy summer nights Uruguay can now produce 80 to 90 percent of its electricity demand from wind power, however the hydroelectric plants will remain…Read more...

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