Chile: Construction of Condor Wind and Solar Farms Progresses

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Construction of the first phase of Mainstream’s 1.3 GW Andes Renovables platform in Chile has reached 30% completion.

The latest progress milestone comes just eight months after ground was formally broken on our Condor portfolio of projects, and keeps its one solar and three wind farms on course to begin supplying clean energy in 2021. Mainstream's four Condor projects will begin powering 680,000 Chilean homes from next year. The build-out, which has created nearly 1,200 jobs across three regions of the country, has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic under strict sanitary protocols. This week, the first of 18 wind turbine foundations was laid at our Alena site in the southern Biobío region, which – with continuing excavation works and the... ... More: Official Press Release Mainstream Renewable Power

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