GES-Global Energy Services, a comprehensive provider of engineering, construction and maintenance services for renewable energies (wind and solar photovoltaic), has commissioned the San Matías wind farm in Chile, built for the energy company AES Andes. The facility has an installed capacity of 81.7 MW and consists of a total of 19 wind turbines of 4.3 MW each. The wind farm is located in the Biobio region, specifically in Los Angeles, and the works have lasted more than a year.
GES has been responsible for the engineering and construction Works, for the civil works, the medium voltage network and a series of adjustments to the substation of the Campo Lindo wind farm (also built by GES), where the energy from the San Matías wind farm will be evacuated. The facility is expected to supply approximately 358 GWh per year of non-conventional renewable energy into the National Electric System.
Chile, a strategic market
GES has carried out many renewable projects in Chile, where it has been present since 2009 and has developed important projects in both photovoltaic and wind energy, sectors where it has accumulated a vast experience and knowledge of the field. In fact, Chile is a strategic market for GES, where the company has a local team that allows a close relationship with the local subcontracting network and the customers, responding to their needs and gaining a perfect knowledge of the renewable market.
GES, a key player in Chile
GES’s figures in Chile are the outcome of its experience in the country. The company is a benchmark in the renewable sector in the Andean country, where it has built the Conejo Photovoltaic Plant, which is still among the largest photovoltaic plants in Chile, the Campo Lindo Wind Farm and the Calama Wind Farm.
Regarding the wind sector, GES’s solvency in the Chilean market is backed by a solid track record that began in 2012, when the country was starting its renewable activity. During these eleven years, the company has built eleven wind farms and installed turbines in eight of them, which translates into more than 1,000 MW. In construction alone, the company has built 800 MW, giving a total wind power capacity of almost 750 MW built at BOP.
In the photovoltaic sector, in addition to the Conejo plant, GES has built two other projects in the Antofagasta region, totaling 244 MW, giving a total of more than 350 MW of photovoltaic power.
