en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the Chequenes wind farm in Chile, jointly built by Goldwind and ENGIE Chile, completed the installation of its 15th wind turbine. This milestone achievement simultaneously marks a more notable milestone: Goldwind's cumulative installed capacity in South America has officially exceeded 3GW.
3GW of installed capacity means approximately 11.646 billion kWh of green electricity can be generated annually, equivalent to meeting the annual electricity needs of over 2.33 million local households. From the earthquake-prone highlands of Ecuador, to the arid hinterlands of the Caatinga, to the canyons and deserts of Chile, wind turbines spinning day and night are outputting green power that is transforming the energy structure. These projects together form a milestone named "Trust."
Paraíba State in Brazil, plagued by perennial drought and weak infrastructure, is one of the most vulnerable regions in Brazil's energy system.
The SDP wind power project, jointly built by Goldwind and CTG Brazil, is located here. It features 108 GWH171-6.0MW turbines, with a total installed capacity of 648MW. The estimated annual power generation exceeds 2.9 billion kWh, which can significantly alleviate the energy supply pressure in northeastern Brazil.
The 108 turbines set off from China, crossed the Pacific Ocean, and arrived at the port with zero incidents. However, risks emerged on land: a bridge on the transport route was suddenly damaged. A conventional assessment would have meant at least a six-month delay.
The Goldwind team did not wait—a backup plan, already studied during preliminary route surveys, was quickly activated. The route was modified and approved within two weeks, and the convoy resumed its journey. Ultimately, inland transportation was completed three months ahead of schedule, and grid connection for the entire site was achieved two months ahead of the contract deadline.
The Atacama Desert in Chile is known as the driest place on Earth.
NASA considers this the surface environment on Earth most similar to Mars. Annual precipitation is less than 2mm, daily temperature differences exceed 30°C, ultraviolet radiation intensity is among the highest globally, wind and sand continuously erode all exposed man-made structures, and it is also a high-seismic-activity zone. This is almost a forbidden zone for precision equipment.
Yet, the Kallpa wind farm, jointly built by Goldwind and ENGIE Chile, installed 57 GW165-6.0MW turbines, which have been operating stably here for over a year, achieving an availability rate of 98.53% and generating over 800 million kWh of electricity annually.
Goldwind's turbines are custom-designed for the local climate, featuring high-temperature resistance, wind and sand resistance, and seismic resilience. A localized operation and maintenance system covering the entire lifecycle has been established, providing dual quality assurance from product to service for the project.
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, is the southernmost island in the world outside of Antarctica.
This region is both a habitat for a unique sub-Antarctic ecosystem and the source of nearly 20% of Argentina's natural gas supply. The inherent contradiction between the high emissions of oil and gas development and the fragile sub-Antarctic ecology poses a challenge for the region's pursuit of sustainable development.
However, the strong sea winds from the confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are helping to find an alternative solution. The Río Cullen wind-storage hybrid project, developed by TotalEnergies in partnership with Goldwind, features two GW136-4.2MW turbines working in coordination with an energy storage system to form an off-grid power supply architecture. It generates approximately 5 million kWh annually, meeting nearly half of the electricity demand for TotalEnergies' natural gas processing plants in the Río Cullen and Cañadón Alfa areas. The project was connected to the grid and began operation in May this year. As the "world's first off-grid island-type wind-storage hybrid project in the oil and gas industry," it has pioneered a new path for the integrated development of "wind power + oil and gas."
Gustavo Melella, Governor of Tierra del Fuego Province, commented: "This project fully embodies the development philosophy that Tierra del Fuego has always pursued: centering on natural gas production while continuously introducing new technologies to make energy development more efficient and more sustainable."
3GW represents a cross-section of Goldwind's 15 years of deep cultivation in South America.
According to Ember statistics, Brazil's electricity demand grew by 22% between 2014 and 2024, while the share of wind power in the generation mix has risen to 15%. IRENA's "South America Regional Energy Transition Outlook" indicates that by 2050, the share of renewable energy in South America's power generation could reach 98.5%, and the energy transition could drive an additional average annual GDP growth of 1.1 percentage points in the region, creating over 12 million jobs.
The South American continent is leveraging wind power to drive epoch-making economic and social development. Goldwind, together with global partners, is responding to the hopes of this land with pragmatic and innovative actions, witnessing the next milestone in the winds of South America.
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