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MELOWIND is a 50 MW wind power plant in Uruguay, with no specified operator and commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #9 of 39 wind plants in Uruguay. Its 50 MW represents 3.62% of Uruguay's total wind capacity of 1,382 MW. The largest wind plant in Uruguay is PAMPA at 142 MW, making MELOWIND 2.84 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Colonia Department of Uruguay.

Capacity
50 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
MELOWIND S.A.
Location
-32.5828°, -54.2302°

Uruguay, South America

Context & rankings
  • 18. largest of 73 plants in Uruguay
  • #13,082 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,297 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 1.19% of the installed capacity of Uruguay
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

MELOWIND S.A. operates 1 plants totalling 50 MW

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 18 MW combined

Nearest plant: GALOFER (76 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -32.582800, -54.230200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

MELOWIND is a wind power plant producing approximately 131 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
Uruguay
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

UruguayEnergy Profile

73
Total Plants
4.2 GW
Total Capacity
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