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Environmental review begins for 300MW Peru wind project

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Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Quercus submitted environmental documents for the 300MW Quercus wind project in Peru.

Madrid-based Ignis controls the special purpose company behind the proposed plant, which would be built in the northern region of Lambayeque.

A preliminary environmental evaluation (EVAP) was filed with the environmental certification service for sustainable investments (Senace).

An EVAP is used to determine whether an environmental impact assessment, a semi-detailed environmental impact study or a detailed environmental impact study is required.

The wind farm would comprise 50 turbines, cost US$435mn, take 30 months to build and include a battery energy storage system.

The project would connect to the national grid at Red de Energía del Perú's 220kV La Niña substation via a 37.5km transmission line from a substation at the plant.

Power grid coordinator COES has already approved Quercus' pre-operational study.

There are currently no wind farms in operation in Lambayeque, but BNamericas is tracking 13 such active projects in the region.

(The original version of this content was written in English)

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