Chile’s New 36MW Wind Farm to Power 16,000 Homes – Clean Energy Revolution in Araucanía?
Project Overview and Status The Cancura wind farm is under construction in the commune of Angol (Araucanía region). It was acquired by Windin Capital and will be built by Vientos de Renaico SpA proyectanegocios.cl cifi.com. The project’s six turbines (each 6 MW) will produce an estimated 65,000 MWh annually cifi.com. A new regulated substation (23/66 kV) is part of the plan, improving transmission to Chile’s grid cifi.com. Construction began in early 2025, with commissioning expected in late 2025 or early 2026 eldiariodelaaraucania.cl cifi.com. Economy Minister Nelson Curiñir toured the site on Oct. 19 and highlighted its timely progress. He noted Cancura was “incorporating 100 nuevos