Windpark Vader Piet: an Aruban Landmark
Since 2010, Windpark Vader Piet has produced an averager of 142 GWh annually, representing approximately 15% of Aruba’s overall annual electricity demand. Technically, it is possible to multiply these numbers by adding new, more efficient wind turbines with limited additional space and in line with Aruba’s sustainable energy policy. Windpark Vader Piet is pleased to bring this unique opportunity to make even more clean and affordable energy available.
Clean Energy
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Both Windpark Vader Piet and Aruba support the UN’s sustainable development goals in balancing social and economic developments with nature and the environment. As an island with abundant solar and wind, Aruba wants to work with nature in a sustainable manner, developing a circular economy while making the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Affordable Energy
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By taking advantage of Aruba’s unique wind regime, modern wind turbines can produce electricity (and water) for the people of Aruba at low prices, with prices which are not subject to the world (oil) market and can be fixed for the long-term. This eliminates the exposure to oil price fluctuations and minimizes the necessity of oil price hedging and thus the oil price surcharges for the people of Aruba.
Historic Figures
Year | Production | Capacity (%) |
2021 | 141813 MWh | 54,0% |
2020 | 133239 MWh | 50,7% |
2019 | 150328 MWh | 57,2% |
2018 | 160924 MWh | 61,2% |
2017 | 139034 MWh | 52,9% |
2016 | 145432 MWh | 55,3% |
2015 | 175244 MWh | 66,7% |
2014 | 161506 MWh | 61,5% |
2013 | 150811 MWh | 57,4% |
2012 | 135155 MWh | 51,4% |
2011 | 112765 MWh | 42,9% |
2010 | 106742 MWh | 40,6% |
Foreseeable Future
Construction Windpark Vader Piet
As a result of a 2008 tender a 30 MW windpark was constructed at the site of Vader Piet. After financial closure in December 2008 it took about twelve months before Windpark Vader Piet was delivering its first energy to WEB Aruba and hence to the people of Aruba.
Windpark Vader Piet consists of 10 Vestas 3MW turbines with a 90-meter rotor diameter connected to the substation in San Nicolas with a high voltage (60kV) cable. The primary contractors for the construction were: Vestas, Bohama Aruba, Croon Electrotechniek, MNO Vervat, BAM Civiel, KEMA, ABB and ABT.
Expansion plans southeast of Windpark Vader Piet
South of Windpark Vader Piet, near the eastern shore in the area of Rincon there is great potential to generate wind energy as proven by the current windfarm. In close cooperation with Vestas, Windpark Vader Piet is exploring the most optimal design for a new compact line of new ‘state of the art’ turbines which would enable Windpark Vader Piet to more than triple its output.
Windpark Vader Piet has shared these ideas with WEB Aruba and together they are now studying on the various prerequisites to realize an extension of the windfarm and subsequent repowering of Windpark Vader Piet with same kind of new wind turbine generators, which exercise is fully in line with WEB Aruba’s ambitions to source at least 50% of its energy need through renewables sources.