Eletrobras starts the test operations of the 123 MW Fortim Wind Complex in Ceara

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Eletrobras) has started test operations of the 123 MW Fortim Wind Complex, before entering into commercial operation.  

The project features of 41 wind turbines, 3 MW each, supplied Nordex, spread in 2,365 hectares (5,844 acres) in the municipality of Fortim, Ceara state. The Fortim wind complex is composed of five special purpose entities -- 21 MW Sao Januario, 30 MW Nossa Senhora de Fatima, 27 MW Jandaia, 21 MW Sao Clemente, and 24 MW Jandai.

Fortim wind complex owned by Brasil Ventos, a subsidiary of domestic utility Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA, has secured during the A-5 new energy auction held in December 2011.