Wind Park in the Lower Alentejo to open in 2010 with an investment of 120 million

Friday, 04 December 2009 18:39

The new Parque Eólico do Baixo Alentejo, will power up some 88 megawatts (MW) in three substations, with construction to start in 2010, with a 120 million euros investment. The three parts of the wind farm will be Loulé/Alcoutim (38 MW), near Faro, Almodôvar (26 MW) and Mértola (24 MW), east of Beja, the Parque Eólico do Baixo Alentejo will annually produce 200 gigawatts per hour (GWh), enough to power some 95,000 homes and conserve 100,000 tons of green house gasses.