Paraguaná wind farm

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Other names: Los Taques

Paraguaná wind farm (Parque Eólico de Paraguaná) is a mothballed wind farm in Municipio Los Taques, Falcon State, Venezuela.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Paraguaná wind farm

Phase name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Type Owner Operator
1 Mothballed[1] 2012[2] 71.28 MW[3] Onshore[2] Petróleos de Venezuela SA [100%][4] Petróleos de Venezuela[4]
2 Cancelled (inferred October 2024) 29 MW[5] Onshore[5]

Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Paraguaná wind farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Municipio Los Taques, Falcon State, Venezuela[6] 11.8080, -70.2350 (exact)[6]
2 Municipio Los Taques, Falcon State, Venezuela[6] 11.8080, -70.2350 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20250108010326/https://www.lapatilla.com/2024/09/19/despite-the-announcement-about-the-start-up-of-the-wind-farm-communities-invenezuelas-paraguana-peninsula-spend-days-without-electricity/. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125182641/https://elpitazo.net/reportajes/parques-eolicos-de-venezuela-abandonados-despues-de-inversiones-milmillonarias/. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20250108010620/https://wikimapia.org/17938366/Paraguan%25C3%25A1-Wind-Farm. Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240131034731/https://www.evwind.es/2019/05/14/wind-power-in-venezuela-pdvsa-will-reactivate-14-wind-turbines-from-the-paraguana-wind-farm-and-zulia-wind-farm-continues-to-abandon/67194. Archived from the original on 2024-01-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_25334_los-taques.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211106132647/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Parque+E%C3%B3lico+Paraguan%C3%A1,+4148,+Falc%C3%B3n,+Venezuela/@11.8077978,-70.2394702,2252m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x8e859203c16fe263:0x9877fedb24dcdd62!8m2!3d11.8078982!4d-70.2349759?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 06 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)