South America communication base station wind power infrastructure construction

Share it: The energy transition is also making progress in South America. Brazil, Chile and Colombia in particular are investing heavily in the expansion of wind and solar power plants. In order for these to be connected to the grid, the grid infrastructure must be converted and smart transformers must be installed.

Because due to climate change, the rains are increasingly rare and the reservoirs are threatening to dry up. Therefore, South America's largest country has been investing in the expansion of wind and solar power for years. Currently, with 27 gigawatts of installed capacity the share is still around 10 percent.

No wonder that South America's first solar thermal power plant (Cerro Dominador Solar Complex) was connected to the grid here in 2021. Most of the electricity is needed in the centre of Chile, as here in the capital Santiago de Chile. The sunlight in the Atacama Desert is particularly intense.

Huge, sparsely populated areas, steady winds from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, plus plateaus and deserts with intense sunlight make South America an attractive location for wind and solar farms. According to the Global Energy Monitor, the region has the potential to become the world leader in renewable energies.

Three countries in particular are at the forefront of this transformation process: Brazil, Chile and Colombia. This is where most wind power and solar projects are planned by 2030. Brazil is one of the world leaders in wind power.

Worldwide thousands of base stations provide relaying mobile phone signals. Every off-grid base station has a diesel generator up to 4 kW to provide electricity for the electronic equipment involved. The presentation will give attention to the requirements on using windenergy as an energy source for powering mobile phone base stations.