Spain’s Gamesa and Iberdrola to build 4 wind farms in Costa Rica

A wind farm in Tilaran. (Archive image).

MADRID, December 30th, 2015 (EFE).- Spain’s Gamesa, a manufacturer of wind turbines, said it and Iberdrola Ingenieria signed a contract to build four wind farms with 80 MW of generating capacity in Costa Rica.

The contract signed with Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy, or GME, covers construction and implementation of the Alisios project, which has four wind farms in northwestern Costa Rica with 20 MW of generating capacity each, Gamesa said in a statement.

The Vientos de La Perla and Vientos de Miramar wind farms, located in the city of Liberia, and the Altamira and Campos Azules wind farms, which are in the city of Tilaran, will employ about 400 people during the construction phase.

The wind turbines will be delivered in the second half of 2016 and the facilities should go online toward the end of the year, Gamesa said.

Iberdrola will handle the engineering, supply and construction work, Gamesa said.

Gamesa, which operates around the world, is developing projects in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and the Dominican Republic, among other countries.

Iberdrola is a leading global energy company and the largest electric utility in Spain by market capitalization.