La Venta is an 84.2 MW wind power plant in Mexico, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #11 of 21 wind plants in Mexico, it represents 4.58% of the country's total wind capacity of 1,837 MW. The largest wind plant in Mexico is Eurus Wind Farm at 250 MW, making La Venta 3.0 times smaller. Nearby plants include Eurus Wind Farm (250.5 MW, Wind), Eurus (250.5 MW, Wind), and Eoliatec del Istmo (164 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Oaxaca, approximately 100 km from the city of Oaxaca de Juárez.
32 years old
Mexico, North America
- 232. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
- #10,956 worldwide by installed capacity
- #943 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.06% of the installed capacity of Mexico
32 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) operates 26 plants totalling 3,610 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 1,806 MW combined
Source: CFE
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Venta is a wind power plant producing approximately 221 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Mexico- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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