Even
the
Energy
Minister,
Ramón
Méndez,
admits
that
not
all
projects
being
contracted
today
might
be
built,
despite
the
country’s
urgent
need
for
more
power.
But
“we
still
have
the
500MW
goal”,
Méndez
tells
Recharge,
referring
to
Uruguay’s
original
wind
target,
a
big
step
up
from
the
43MW
in
operation
now.
Wind
suddenly
became
a
hot
commodity
last
year,
when
the
government
saw
how
cheaply
it
could
contract
projects.
It
quickly
set
its
sights
sky-high,
attempting
to
contract
as
much
as
the
grid
can
handle,
at
breakneck
speed.
But
with
developers
having
dropped
asking…
