Madeco by Nexans concludes an agreement to supply electrical conductors to the largest onshore wind farm under construction in Latin America

• Colbún's Horizonte wind farm will have an installed capacity of 778 MW, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes per year. The project is the largest onshore wind farm under construction in Latin America and one of the world's highest installed capacities.
• As part of the agreement, Madeco by Nexans will supply 840 km of cables that it will produce at the Nexans plants in Chile and Peru.

Santiago de Chile,  March 2022 - Madeco by Nexans continues to promote the development of renewable energies, by concluding a significant agreement with Sigdo Koppers Ingeniería y Construcción SA to provide cabling solutions to the Horizonte wind farm.  

There will be 840 kilometers of electrical conductors, mainly aluminum medium voltage, which will be produced in collaboration with Nexans Indeco (Peru), one of the Nexans Group plants in the Andean region. Conductor design was optimized based on the requirements of the project, located in the municipality of Taltal, Antofagasta Region. The first deliveries are planned for May 2022.

 

This newly awarded project is part of the Nexans’ strategy to promote energy transition, electrifying the future through innovative solutions, and fostering the development of renewable energy initiatives around the world.

Horizonte Project

Horizonte is a wind farm that will have an installed capacity of 778 MW generating 2,400 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes in the country. It includes the installation of 140 wind turbines on 8 hectares, thereby reducing CO2 emissions by 1.2 million tons annually.

Finally, the energy generated is to be released onto the National Electric System as of the fourth quarter of 2023.

About Nexans

For over a century, Nexans has played a crucial role in the electrification of the planet and is committed to electrify the future. With around 25,000 people in 38 countries, the Group is leading the charge to the new world of electrification: safe, sustainable, renewable, decarbonized and accessible to everyone. In 2020, Nexans generated 5.7 billion euros in standard sales.

The Group is a leader in the design and manufacturing of cable systems and services across four main business areas: Building & Territories, High Voltage & Projects, Industry & Solutions and Telecom & Data. Nexans is the first company of its industry to create a Foundation supporting sustainable initiatives bringing access to energy to disadvantaged communities worldwide. The Group pledged to contribute to carbon neutrality by 2030.

Nexans. Electrify the future.

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Madeco by Nexans is a company with 75 years of history in the Chilean market, dedicated to the production of copper cables and to the creation of added value to the main Chilean export product.

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