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Colombia's wind farms bring promise and pain for indigenous group

created: May 4, 2025, 11:03 p.m. | updated: May 7, 2025, 5:26 a.m.

His community now shares its land with Guajira 1 - one of Colombia's two operational wind farms. Another 15 wind farms are currently under construction in La Guajira, and there are plans for dozens more. Mr Iguarán believes such energy projects can help bring vital development to Colombia's second-poorest region. And in some areas it has found cases of displacement and violence between local communities who disagree over neighbouring wind farms. Wind energy currently contributes just 0.1% of the energy mix.

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