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Uruguay's Wind Power
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Mar 15 2016 06:45 PM | eds in Wind Power
In 2007, the South American country of Uruguay, secured an initial grant of
. . . $1 million from the Global Environment Facility, and put up
. . . $6 million in co-financing from its national budget.
This funded the Uruguay Wind Energy Programme, which ran until 2012, and
. . . focused on policy reform and technical capacity building,
. . . that went from having virtually no wind generation in 2007,
. . . to become a double world-record holder in less than a decade.
By mid-2015, the country had installed
. . . 581 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity, providing an average
. . .17% of total electricity generation over the year.
Wind energy is now cost competitive in the nation, and
. . . is displacing the most expensive fossil-fuel generation.
Uruguay’s reforms, provided the:
. . . . . . policy stability, and
. . . . . . technical expertise, to kick-start wind investment,
. . . with the nation now receiving more than
. . . $1 billion a year in investment for clean energy.
3-15-2016 Source: Uruguay's Wind Power
. . . $1 million from the Global Environment Facility, and put up
. . . $6 million in co-financing from its national budget.
This funded the Uruguay Wind Energy Programme, which ran until 2012, and
. . . focused on policy reform and technical capacity building,
. . . that went from having virtually no wind generation in 2007,
. . . to become a double world-record holder in less than a decade.
By mid-2015, the country had installed
. . . 581 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity, providing an average
. . .17% of total electricity generation over the year.
Wind energy is now cost competitive in the nation, and
. . . is displacing the most expensive fossil-fuel generation.
Uruguay’s reforms, provided the:
. . . . . . policy stability, and
. . . . . . technical expertise, to kick-start wind investment,
. . . with the nation now receiving more than
. . . $1 billion a year in investment for clean energy.
3-15-2016 Source: Uruguay's Wind Power
