Construction completed for 519 MW Onshore Wind Complex in Brazil
Statkraft has inaugurated the 519 MW Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Complex in Bahia, Brazil.
The facility consists of 14 wind farms, with 91 units of the N163/5.X turbines, delivered in an optimised operating mode of 5.7 MW for installation on locally-made, 120-meter (393.7 ft) concrete towers. Located in Uibaí and Ibipeba, in the Bahia region, the wind complex spans a comprehensive area of 489 hectares. It can generate 2,300 GWh per year, enough to supply 1.17 million Brazilian households.
Construction of the Ventos de Santa Eugênia hybrid solar farm will start later this year. Using battery technology, the energy complex will have a combined capacity of 682 MW. Operations are planned in 2025.
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February 12, 2024
Financing provided for part of 808 MW Wind Complex in Brazil
Brazil's Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has granted a BRL83.8 million (USD 16.9 million) loan to support the financing of a 34.8-MW wind power project located in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
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November 11, 2023
Financing close announced for 630 MW Combined cycle gas turbine Power plant in Brazil
New Fortress Energy (NFE) has signed agreements to secure up to US$575 million in financing to complete the construction of its 630 MW Barcarena power plant in Brazil.
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Brazil relaunched USD2.05 billion Climate Fund
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) relaunched the National Fund on Climate Change.
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August 07, 2023
Preliminary licence issued for 643.5 MW wind complex in Brazil
Fepam, the environmental protection agency in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, has granted the preliminary license (LP) for the 643.5 MW Harmonia wind power complex located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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March 24, 2023
Iberdrola plans to develop 600 MW renewable complex in Brazil
Iberdrola has announced plans to invest BRL30 billion (approximately US$5.6 billion) in Brazil over the next three years. The announcement came during the unveiling of the Neoenergia Renewable Energy Complex, located in the northeast of the country.
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