GPG (Naturgy) starts the commercial operation of two new photovoltaic plants in Brazil.
Global Power Generation (GPG), an international generation subsidiary of Naturgy, has started the commercial exploitation of the Guimarânia I & II solar plants after seven months of construction.
The EUR95 million (US$108.8 million) project has a combined capacity of 82.5 MWp. The plants are located in a land area of 143 hectares in Minas Gerais, a state in south-east Brazil, and are estimated to produce 165 GW annually, enough to supply more than 80,000 homes and prevent the emission of almost 100,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. They consist of nearly 250,000 PV modules mounted on 2,800 SF7 Single-Axis Trackers.
These plants are associated with a power sale agreement (PPA) with CCEE (Câmara de Comercialização de Energía Elétrica) for 20 years, at an approximate price of EUR76 (US$87) per megawatt hour (MWh).
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December 21, 2018
Renova receives bids for the Alto Sertão III wind complex in Brazil
Renova Energia has received a bid from Farallon Latin America Investimentos Ltd for the 400 MW Alto Sertao III wind complex for an undisclosed value. Light S.A, one of Renova's major shareholders,...
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December 19, 2018
Vestas gets order for for 151 MW of V150-4.2 MW turbines in Brazil
Vestas has received a 151 MW firm and unconditional order for the Folha Larga wind park in the State of Bahia, taking total order intake for the wind turbine in Brazil to 252 MW. The order includes 3...
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December 15, 2018
Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency - ANEEL has awarded the contract for the development of the project
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December 06, 2018
China State Power bids on Brazil's Santo Antonio hydro
SPIC of China aims to acquire a stake in the 3,580 MW Santo Antonio hydropower dam in Brazil. The company offers around BRL 2B to Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais SA (Cemig), Odebrecht and...
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December 05, 2018
Brazilian telecom Claro inks 30 MW wind project PPA
Brazilian telecom, The Claro Group, has signed a power purchase agreement with Engie Brasil for 30 MW of output from the Campo Largo wind complex in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The project comprise...
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