Wind power in Peru
Wind power accounted for 5% of Peru''s total installed power generation capacity and 4% of total power generation in 2023.
The Wayra extension, added to Wayra I, will form the largest wind project in Peru, with an installed power of almost 310 MW. The characteristics of each wind turbine to be installed in the Wayra extension are the following: power per wind turbine: 5.9 MW; height: 180 m; and blade length: 76 m. These are all shown in Table 10. Table 10.
This installed capacity for the year 2023 is equivalent to 3% of the usable on-shore wind energy potential of 20.5 GW. In Figure 16, it is possible to see a summary indicating the amount of annual energy generated in GWh and the capacity factor of each wind farm that is in operation in Peru.
Wind energy technology on an industrial scale has already been successfully implemented in Peru, being increasingly popular and a feasible alternative to apply in different places in the territory with wind resource potential.
With respect to economic terms, the government of Peru should avoid subsidizing on-shore wind energy, since it has demonstrated improvements in its efficiency and a reduction in its costs, in such a way as to allow for the realization of a route for off-shore wind energy that will require the creation of financing mechanisms.
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