In 2017, the new Tera Kòrá II wind farm was inaugurated having a total installed capacity of 17.25 MW, bringing the total in Curaçao to 47.25 MW.
Curacao joins the world leaders in clean, sustainable energy; the island now sources greater than 40% of its annual demand from wind alone, along with its neighbor Aruba as the Caribbean leaders for clean energy.
The 5 new turbines which were commissioned are Vestas V-117 3.45 MW turbines and will generate 65% of the energy originally generated from the 10 V90. Each turbine reaches a hub height of 91 meters from the ground, which three blades of 57 meters each. The wind turbines are built by the Danish company VESTAS.
Photo gallery "Building Wind Farm Tera Kora II"