Wind Energy

Ecuador’s Pacific coast has some of the region’s most attractive combined wind and solar resources, but much of the industrial demand around Manabí still depends on fragile grids and expensive thermal back-up. RDT’s Wind Power program is designed to turn that mismatch into bankable infrastructure.

Near Bahía de Caráquez, RDT controls an illustrative ~141-hectare oceanfront site with cliffs and natural gorges that channel winds in the 8–39 mph range, with steady averages around 9 mph. The same corridor concentrates a large share of Manabí’s 1,500+ GWh of annual electricity consumption, including shrimp farms, tuna and fish-meal plants, cement facilities and logistics hubs within a short radius of the site.

At these locations, RDT is developing hybrid wind–solar parks with potential combined capacities on the order of ~167 MW, structured around long-term PPAs and behind-the-meter solutions for industrial offtakers. Ecuador’s incentives for new generation – including VAT and import-duty exemptions on eligible equipment and multi-year income-tax holidays for qualifying projects – strengthen the underlying economics while supporting a credible decarbonization story for buyers and investors.

RDT’s engineering approach combines detailed topo and wind-mapping simulations with tailored turbine layouts and hybrid solar integration, aiming to maximize output per hectare and deliver resilient, dispatchable clean power to one of Ecuador’s most strategic coastal industrial belts.