Wind Energy – Colombia
In Barranquilla, Colombia, the first offshore wind farm in Latin America will be built.
This week, the District will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to start up the megaproject.
The announcement was made by Mayor Jaime Pumarejo, who indicated that the alliance will become official within the framework of the 40th version of the CERAWeek annual energy conference in Houston (United States).
“We are going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the first large wind power generation park in Colombia, with more than 350 megawatts, which will be located near Barranquilla,” said the district president.
According to Pumarejo, this agreement will allow the city to take a firm step in the process of generating clean energy together with experts in the field.