Wind Energy Country Analysis Argentina - Revision history

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-<u>On the Argentinean wind market, there are currently three local turbine manufacturers:</u>
+In 2011/2012 the leading manufacturers of wind turbines in the market were VESTAS and the national company IMPSA Wind (see pie chart). VESTAS grew strongly due mainly to the newly inaugurated Rawson I & II wind park. ALSTOM could be the next global wind power manufacturer entering the scene in 2013. Another local company, NRG Patagonia, installed its first turbine in the southern province of Chubut in 2011. Their technology is a mix of long gained own experience, enriched with an international design license and the purchase of some imported components.
-The company IMPSA owns a production facility which produces wind turbines (≥ 1.5 MW). The plant is located in Mendoza and allows the company to build 75 wind turbines including blades per year. The company has developed different types of turbines (1 MW, 1.5 MW and 2.1 MW) for different types of wind characteristics. IMPSA is currently working on the development of turbines with a rated power of more than 4 MW. IMPSA Wind is the largest wind technology developer in Brazil with 13 wind farms adding up to a total capacity of 317 MW distributed on the north east and south of the country. In Argentina, the company is actively participating in projects located in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Chubut, Cordoba, Neuquen, San Luis and Santa Cruz. In the Patagonic region IMPSA has installed one turbine (1.5 MW) and intends to install a wind farm (90 MW) in the province of La Rioja (enough to supply 45 % of the provincial electricity demand).
+IMPSA Wind: Of particular importance for the development of the local wind turbine market is the involvement of IMPSA Wind, originally from the Argentinean Province of Mendoza.  The Company formerly known only within the hydropower sector has now more than 300 MW installed capacity abroad and an international wind power development portfolio of nearly 650 MW. In Argentina IMPSA designed its own turbines in the range of 1.5-2.1 MW. IMPSA Wind & IMPSA Energy plays also a unique role in wind energy sector development in the provinces of La Rioja and Santiago del Estero, in the north-west of Argentina.
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+Another player in the wind power sector is the newly created Argentinean Wind Energy Cluster. This association undertakes lobbying and support activities to encourage national providers, manufactures and wind power owners to accelerate and put more pressure on the political agenda. The “Cluster Eolico Argentino” already has 52 local companies as members, including Impsa-Industria Metalurgicas Pescarmona, Invap and NRG Patagonia. The Cluster, whose principal aim is to support local manufacturers of wind power equipment want to strengthen the national market to supply equipment with a capacity of 1,000 MW a year by 2020. The “Cluster Eólico Argentino”, is part of the Chamber of Industrial and Engineering Projects and Capital Expenditures of Argentina and has strong support from the Ministry of Industry. This new player could add more value to the emerging national wind power sector and take the lead to create a – currently non-existent - vocational education and training programme for wind power technicians. Its long-term objectives, to be achieved by 2020, are to create 10,000 renewable energy jobs, contributed to achieve 1,000 MW installed capacity per year, as well as support 500 local supply companies.
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-The company NRG Patagonia commercializes the model NRG 1500 with a capacity of 1.5 MW. This technology has been specifically designed and classified in Germany to operate in strong wind locations, such as in some areas of Patagonia, commonly defined as IEC Type I+ or Type „S“. Using a reinforced structure of the turbine Type 1+, NRG Patagonia has developed a Type II with a 77 m diameter rotor and a Type I with a 70 m rotor. At present NRG Patagonia is in its final stage to develop the first unit that should be installed and certified for the development of project Vientos de Patagonia I.
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-The company INVAP develops mostly large and medium size turbines. INVAP is very advanced in the development of a 1.5 MW turbine (EOLIS 15) for strong class winds (Class 1). The developed turbine will be particularly useful for the centre and south regions in Patagonia and the Atlantic coast in the province of Buenos Aires. INVAP has also planned the development of a 2 MW turbine suitable for Class 2 winds (less intense than the ones existing in Patagonia).<br/>
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	One of the other promising regions for wind power development is the Atlantic sea coast. It comprises the Province of Buenos Aires with 15 million inhabitants (39 % of the total population), between San Clemente del Tuyú in the east and Bahía Blanca in the south. Here wind speeds between 7.2 and 8.3 m/s at 80 meter hub height are the average. Although the potential power yield is less than in Patagonia, it is much easier to hook up to transmission or distribution grids. Compared to other Argentinean provinces, one burden for independent wind power developers in this Province is that project developers are obliged to pay for a building permit many years in advance of the installation of the turbines. The amount of this payment is based on the total initial investment costs. This barrier could be one of the reasons why one of the most promising province ranks third in the national position of provinces with regard to wind power installed capacity.		One of the other promising regions for wind power development is the Atlantic sea coast. It comprises the Province of Buenos Aires with 15 million inhabitants (39 % of the total population), between San Clemente del Tuyú in the east and Bahía Blanca in the south. Here wind speeds between 7.2 and 8.3 m/s at 80 meter hub height are the average. Although the potential power yield is less than in Patagonia, it is much easier to hook up to transmission or distribution grids. Compared to other Argentinean provinces, one burden for independent wind power developers in this Province is that project developers are obliged to pay for a building permit many years in advance of the installation of the turbines. The amount of this payment is based on the total initial investment costs. This barrier could be one of the reasons why one of the most promising province ranks third in the national position of provinces with regard to wind power installed capacity.

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 == Current Use of Wind Energy and Project Pipeline ==
-The current installed wind energy capacity amounts to 30 MW with projects mainly developed within the period from 1994 to 2002<ref>The economic crisis in the period 2001 – 2002 slowed down investments infckLRwind energy. As the Argentinean economy is slowly recovering, market conditionsfckLRstart to foster again this kind of investments.</ref> and set up by electric cooperatives<ref>Electric cooperatives are defined as organisations of investors who gather infckLRcooperatives in order to increase size and economic capability to be able tofckLRparticipate in large projects and to create an effective lobby group to defendfckLRtheir interests.</ref>. The last wind equipment installed in the country has been a 2 MW turbine for the company Barrick in its mine located in the province of San Juan. The following table presents a short description of existing wind projects in the country.
+By the end of 2012, a total of 141.9 MW of wind energy capacity had been installed in Argentina. In 2011/2012, more than 80 MW was installed in the coastal zone of Patagonia, near Puerto Madryn and near Comodoro Rivadavia in the same province.
-The Arauco Wind Farm is a project located in the province of La Rioja and developed by the company IMPSA. The project foresees the installation of 12 wind turbines (each with 2.1 MW capacity) reaching a total capacity of 25.2 MW and performed in two stages, finishing by May 2010. In an extended phase, the installation of 90 MW are being considered. The Malaspina project is developed by the company Central Eolica de Malaspina SA. This project will be based on 40 wind turbines (Vestas V-80 with a rated capacity 2 MW each) located in the Pampa Malaspina, approximately 130 km north of the city of Comodoro Rivaldiva in Chubut. It is foreseen that the park will be operating by 2010/2011. The Vientos del Secano project is going to be developed by the company ABO Wind and will be located in the proximities of the municipality of Ing. Buratovich (territory of Villarino). The wind park will have a total capacity of 50 MW and construction will begin by the end of 2010. It is foreseen to start running by 2011. Another project planned is the construction of the wind park Diadema in the proximities of the city of Comodoro Rivadavia with a total capacity of 6.3 MW (comprising 7 turbines ENERCON E-44 with 900 kW capacity each) and an average generation rate of 22 GWh per year. In addition to the wind farm, the construction of a hydrogen plant is being considered. It is planned that the project will initiate operations by 2010 although some sources mention that the project is currently on halt.
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-The [[Portal:Wind|wind energy]] sector represents the most promising alternative for renewable energy production in the country.
+== Overview ==
-The Argentinean electricity market was liberalized in 1992, dividing the market into generation, transmission and distribution. In principle, all electricity generators have “free and equal access to the grid”. Entities at the national and provincial levels regulate the transmission and distribution sectors, while CAMMESA (Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico) regulate the wholesale electricity market.
+The Argentinean electricity market was liberalized in 1992, dividing the market into generation, transmission and distribution. In Entities at the national and provincial levels regulate the transmission and distribution sectors, while CAMMESA (Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico) regulate the wholesale electricity market.
 In 2012, the historic maximum energy consumption was reached, when the summer energy peak consumption in February climbed up to 455 GWh with a daily registered peak demand of nearly 22,000 MW. Energy demand growth in 2012 was a little bit slower than in 2011, but again close to 5%.

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