Neoenergia starts assembly of turbines for 567 MW Oitis wind project in Brazil

Neoenergia has started the assembly of the first wind turbines that will produce clean energy in the 12 parks of the onshore wind project, with an installed capacity of 566.5 MW in Brazil. 

At 125 meters high, the wind turbines will be assembled in two stages. The turbine components, such as shovels and nacelles began to be delivered in December after a complex logistical challenge. The blades were manufactured in China and taken by ship to the Port of Suape (PE), from where they followed in trailers to the construction site, a process that takes approximately 60 days and needs to be repeated 19 times.

The project will have a total of 103 GE 158 model wind turbines, with unit power of 5.5 MW. The works began in November 2020, three months in advance of the business plan. In December 2021 all 103 wind turbine foundations were completed. The construction of the Oitis substation, which received its three transformers, with a capacity of 230 MVA in each, and the 70-kilometer-long transmission line, both with a voltage of 500 kV, are also advancing. The two developments will connect the parks to the Queimada Nova II (PI) substation, a connection point to the National Interconnected System (SIN).