Acciona Energía has won the Infraestructura 360º prize awarded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for the sustainability of its infrastructure projects implemented in the Latin America/Caribbean area.
The winning project was the Eurus wind farm, a 250.5MW facility located in the west of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The jury particularly highlighted its positive impact on the quality of life of the surrounding community. The company has invested over 8 million pesos (more than half a million US dollars) to benefit around 4,500 people. The Eurus wind farm is located at La Venta, in the municipality of Juchitán de Zaragoza in Oaxaca State (Mexico). It was built and is operated by ACCIONA Energía México as a self-supply project for the cement company Cemex. It represented an investment of US$ 550 million.
