“Sopladera” Wind Energy Project

EGESUR is an electric generation company that operates hydroelectric power plants in the south andean region of Peru. The project is a small scale Wind Energy Project. Wind measurements in Sopladera, southern coast of Peru, indicate a stable wind regime. The project installed capacity would be 10 MW, and it would be connected to the National Electric Grid (SEIN). The project is expected to displace 16.450,56 tCO2e per year.

Baseline Scenario

Which emissions are the proposed Clean Development Mechanism CDM project displacing?
“Sopladera” project is a small scale project that will displace, from the national grid, some thermal power plants that use diesel, residual (bunker), coal and natural gas as fuel, reducing CO2 emissions.
What would the future look like without the proposed CDM project?
The new additions in the future to the grid basically will be thermoelectric plants (Gas Turbines) with natural gas in single and combined cycle plants replacing other plants with fossil fuels. The project will assist the National Grid to keep thermal plants shut and use them only as stand by power generation, therefore, displacing expensive fuel diesel, coal and gas fired generation and at the same time, reducing CO2 emissions.
What would the estimated total greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction be with the project?
“Sopladera” will displace more than 16.450,56 tCO2e/year which otherwise will be emitted by thermal power plants with diesel, residual (bunker), carbon and natural gas. The conditions of the site and the wind regime offer the possibility to increase the project capacity up to 20 MW.

Current Status

Earliest project start date
The construcction of the project is planned to begin on the second semester of 2007. The operation is assumed to start in mid 2008.
Estimate of time required before becoming operational
2 years
What is the project lifetime?
20 years
Current status or phase of the project eg: which of the following phases have been completed:
• Pre-Feasibility Study finished
• Wind measurements at project’s site

Estimated Emission Reductions

Annual: an average of 16.450,56 tCO2e

• Up to and including 2012: 82.252,80 tCO2e
• A period of 10 years: 164.505,60 tCO2e
• Up to a period of 7 years: 115.153,90 tCO2e
• Up to a period of 14 years: 230.307,80 tCO2e

Project Benefits

Peru’s energy generation depends highly on hydro power and thermo electrical power. Due to climate changes the first is assumed to decrease within the next years. The project will be the one of the firsts wind energy project in Peru, diversifying the energy generation of the country. Almost 90% of the Peruvian coast is a deserted land, with an excellent wind regime. The project is assumed to have a key function for the future development of renewable energy projects in Peru.

Project Participant and Financing

Total project cost estimate:
• Development and Engineering Costs: US$ 600.000
• Direct costs of generation equipment: US$ 10.400.000
• Direct costs of transmission equipment: US$ 1.200.000
• Miscellaneous costs: US$ 200.000
• Total costs: US$ 12.400.400

Sources of finance to be sought or already identified:
• Equity: 4,8%
• Debt: 95,2%
• Carbon finance contribution sought: As much as we can have in advance.

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