Chiloé Wind Farm (Spanish: Parque Eólico Chiloé) is a wind farm planned to be constructed by Ecopower [1] in a sector called Mar Brava west of Ancud in Chiloé Island, Chile. [2] [1] Chiloé Wind Farm is one four large wind farm projects approved by Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental (SEIA) in the period of 2010–2017, [3] and if constructed it would be the largest wind farm in the whole Chiloé Archipelago. [1] The project included the construction of 42 wind turbines and with a power generation of 100 MW. [1] [3]
The project has been met by significant opposition as it is claimed it would destroy "pristine" landscapes and reduce their potential for tourism. [2] The investment in the project is estimated to be about 250 million US dollars (2018) financed by Chilean and Swedish sources. [2] Supporters of the project claim the project would together with Chacao Channel bridge help end Chiloé Island's isolation. [2] It is also claimed it will give the power outage-prone island more reliable electricity sources and independence. [2] At least initially, some environmentalists[ who?] supported the project as it was "clean energy". [2]
The project was first heard of in 2007, and was subsequently presented by the mayor of Ancud Pablo Ossio ( DC) as being in negotiation. [2] In 2019 the Chilean state sued Ecopower for not paying the rent for the sites of the project. [1]
- ^ a b c d e "Fisco demandó a empresa aerogeneradora eléctrica Ecopower por no pagar arriendo en Chiloé". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). April 7, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Parque Eólico Chiloé: la larga historia del proyecto que divide a Ancud". Terram.cl (in Spanish). Fundacion Terram. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Durán, Vanessa; Moncada, Eduardo; Natho, Federico (2018). "Megaparques eólicos, destrucción de turberas y conflictividad sociopolítica". Archipiélago de Chiloé: nuevas lecturas de un territorio en movimiento (in Spanish). CESCH. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-956-09219-0-1.
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