Wind Power News: Mexico
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Resurrected wind farm has foes in Juchitán
A wind power project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca is generating more anger than electricity. Highways have been closed and municipal headquarters seized in the dispute over a wind farm proposed by Energía Eólicas del Sur (EES) in Juchitán, whose residents are divided. Supporters want construction to begin immediately, but opponents warn of the potential for abuses and unfulfilled promises. EES’ new wind park, first announced at the beginning of last year, would consist of . . . Complete story »
Energy towers proposed for Mexico, San Luis
A Maryland company that wants to build a wind tower more than 2,000 feet tall in San Luis, Ariz., to create electricity is now proposing a similar project across the border. Ronald Pickett, president of Solar Wind Energy Tower, said the firm proposes to build the tower on a 1,250-acre on the east side of San Luis Rio Colorado and generate electricity for sale to Mexico’s state-owned electricity utility. Like the proposed tower in San Luis, Ariz., the tower would . . . Complete story »
Mexican wind project at risk due to protests
A 396 MW wind power project under development by Mareña Renovables in the Mexican state of Oaxaca could be at risk due to protests by the Huave indigenous community. According to the Infrastructure Trust Macquarie Mexico (FIMM), one of the entities taking part in the project, protesters have blocked access to the plant’s works, putting the project’s continuation at risk. In January Matt DaPrato, a Latin America analyst with IHS Emerging Energy Research, was quoted as saying that it was “increasingly . . . Complete story »
Denuncian hostigamiento en consulta sobre instalación de parque eólico en Juchitán
[The Consultation Observation Mission for the implementation of the wind energy project by the Eólica del Sur company in Juchitán denounced an increase in acts of intimidation and harassment against members of the Asamblea Popular del Pueblo Juchiteco.] La Misión de Observación de la consulta para la implementación del proyecto eólico de la empresa Eólica del Sur en Juchitán, denunció un aumento de actos de intimidación y hostigamiento en contra de miembros de la Asamblea Popular del Pueblo Juchiteco (APPJ). . . . Complete story »
Nuevas amenazas a integrantes de la APPJ en el marco de la consulta que se realiza en Juchitán
[New threats to members of the Asamblea Popular del Pueblo Juchiteco as part of the consultation carried out in Juchitan] En el marco de la realización de la primera fase de acuerdos para una Consulta que actualmente se realiza en Juchitán, con la finalidad de instalar un nuevo proyecto Eólico de 132 aerogeneradores en la entidad a cargo de Energía Eólica del Sur (antes Mareña Renovables) sobre una superficie de 5332 hectáreas. Dicha fase se desarrolla desde el lunes 3 . . . Complete story »
Hostigamiento y amenazas obstaculizan el debido desarrollo de consulta sobre proyecto eólico en Juchitán, Oaxaca
[Harassment and threats are obstacles to proper development of consultation on windpower projects in Juchitán, Oaxaca] Las organizaciones integrantes de la Misión de Observación presente durante la fase de consulta denominada de “Acuerdos Previos” para el desarrollo del proyecto eólico de la empresa Eólica del Sur, antes Mareña Renovables, en la comunidad zapoteca de Juchitán, Oaxaca expresamos nuestra preocupación debido al reporte de incidentes de seguridad durante los primeros días de la jornada. La Misión de Observación fue informada de . . . Complete story »
Es una burla consultar después de invadirnos de aerogeneradores: juchitecos
[Juchitecos: It’s a joke to consult after invading us with wind turbines.] JUCHITÁN, OAX.- Ciudadanos independientes y otros más integrados en colectivos y organizaciones sociales catalogaron a la consulta pública iniciada este lunes en Juchitán, sobre la instalación de un parque eólico como una burla, al asegurar que es imperdonable y reprobable como las instituciones y autoridades hagan una consulta después de contar con casi 13 parques eólicos y más de 800 torres eólicas instaladas en territorio juchiteco. Precisaron que . . . Complete story »
Es viciada e ilegítima consulta sobre instalación de parque eólico en Juchitán
[The consultation process begun this Monday by the Eólica del Sur company, formerly Mareña Renovables, for the installation of a windpower facility on communal land in Juchitán, Oaxaca, is illegitimate, a process corrupted by its source, stated the spokesman of the Asamblea Popular del Pueblo Juchiteco, Mariano López Gómez.] El proceso de consulta iniciado este lunes por la empresa Eólica del Sur, antes Mareña Renovables, para la instalación de un parque eólico en tierras comunales de Juchitán, Oaxaca, es ilegítimo, . . . Complete story »
Mexican wind turbines mar views along border
Residents in the southern portion of San Diego and Imperial Counties have voiced surprise at seeing massive wind turbines sprouting up just south of the border. The La Rumerosa wind facility in Mexico is visible across our region – causing consternation in some quarters. In Ocotillo, resident Jim Pelley already contends with flashing red lights from the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility on three sides of his home, which continue to flash on and off into his windows at night despite . . . Complete story »
Mexico: Researcher raises alert about environmental dangers of wind farms
[Click here for original Spanish: “El Istmo en riesgo ambiental; concentra el mayor número de parques eólicos en AL”] The Tehuantepec Isthmus, a southern region of Mexico that includes the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco and Veracruz, holds the highest concentration of wind farms in Latin America. The Isthmus, measuring a mere 200 kilometers between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, is the third narrowest strip of land on the continent, following Nicaragua and the Panama Canal. A total . . . Complete story »
