The 115 MW El Arrayán is the largest

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."Grand opening for Pattern Energy’s El Arrayán Wind facility in Chile"
in ''Renewable Energy Focus'', 30 August 2014 At the time of its inauguration in 2014, it was the largest in Latin America.
in ''Bloomberg'', 8 October 2014

Background

The site is approximately 400 km north of Santiago in the coastal town of Ovalle, which is the capital of the

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, in the

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. The project consists of 50

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2.3 MW wind turbines. It completed in June 2014 and officially went into service in August 2014. Pattern Energy owns 70% of the facility, which it also operates. Antofagasta Minerals SA owns the remaining 30% minority stake.

References

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