This is how the largest wind turbines in Latin America are installed in Córdoba

YPF Light released images of the mega-operation to install the largest wind turbines in Latin America in the General Levalle Wind Farm from the south of Cordova.

General Levalle Wind Farm YPF Luz Córdoba

According to the company, five wind turbines have been assembled so far, a significant milestone in the industry, because they are the tallest and heaviest in the region. Once completed, the wind farm will have 155 MW of installed capacity.

Each assembly involved the installation of five sections of towers to reach the 125 meters height of each wind turbine. Then the nacelle, the power train, the hub and finally, the set of blades were installed, which have an approximate length of 79 meters.

Each mounted wind turbine has a power of 6.2 MW, weighs 395 tons and has a total height of 204 meters.

To carry out all the logistics, a special crane was used. 600 tonsassisted by other smaller teams, which supported the assembly and assembly maneuvers.

YPF Light He explained that to date the project has employed more than 700,000 hours of work.

One of the keys to installing the first wind turbines with technology Vestas was the measurement of wind and atmospheric conditions, which were permanently monitored to be able to carry out the assembly within the acceptable safety range.

“This is a new milestone for our company, which was possible thanks to the professionalism and articulated work of all areas involved in the project. We feel great satisfaction in seeing this challenge materialized. The assembly of the first wind turbines encourages us to continue working to see the park put into operation and overcome all the challenges until we see the goal achieved,” he expressed. Gonzalo SeijoEngineering and Project Manager YPF Luz.

The same sequence will be implemented for the remaining 20 wind turbines that the park will have in total. Then, mechanical completion, testing and commissioning activities will begin.

YPF Luz’s General Levalle Wind Farm in numbers:

Investment: US$262 million.
Capacity factor: 51.7%
Installed power: 155 MW.
General Levalle I: 62 MW – 10 wind turbines.
General Levalle II: 93 MW – 15 wind turbines.
Employment during construction phase: 200 average people, 400 at construction peak.
Surface: 4,360 hectares.
350,000 TN CO2 of carbon dioxide avoided per year.
Energy equivalent to the needs of 190 thousand homes.
1 substation to connect both parks to the national interconnected system through a 66 kV and 132 kV line that are linked to the Levalle ET of EPEC.