Anglo American mining company has signed an agreement to buy 95 megawatts of wind power from Casa dos Ventos in northeast Brazil, for 20 years, starting in 2022.
The 504 MW Rio do Vento wind project will be responsible for supplying around 30% of all the energy consumed by the mining company's plants in the country.
Once completed, Anglo American will have an option to buy a portion of the wind farm.
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June 26, 2020
Canadian Solar secures PPA for 274 MWp solar PV projects in Minas Gerais and Pernambuco
Canadian Solar Inc. has signed two private power purchase agreements (PPA) with Braskem S.A. and COPEL Energia for a total of 274 MWp in solar power projects in Brazil. Braskem S.A. is the largest pr...
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June 23, 2020
Energia Sustentável do Brasil launches RFP for energy sale from wind and solar assets
Energia Sustentável do Brasil S.A. (ESBR), a Brazilian special purpose company formed to construct, maintain and operate the Jirau hydroelectric power, has launched a request for proposal...
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June 17, 2020
Angra 3 nuclear plant proposed to completed by EPC company
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) in Brazil has proposed to the Council of Investment Partnerships Program (CPPI) to hire an EPC contractor for remaining works for the...
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June 17, 2020
Elawan to develop 16 MW wind project in Sobradinho
Pedra do Reino V, a unit of Spanish developer Elawan Energy, is planning to develop a 16 MW wind farm in Bahia, Brazil. The Bahian municipality of Sobradinho is expected to receive private investment...
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June 09, 2020
Largest photovoltaic energy project in Brazil approved
Minas Gerais states´ Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainable Development (SEMAD) approved licensing of 1,357 MW solar photovoltaic project in the city of Jaiba in the north of the state....
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