The environmental protection agency in Rio Grande do Sul, Fepam, released the implementation license for a 50 MW Usina Termeletrica Cambara biomass project. The project will be located in Cambara do Sul.
The total cost of the project is BRL260 million (US$67.60 million). The plant is owned by Grupo Estrela and Omega Engenharia. The facility will use logs, twigs, stumps, and bundles of wood as fuel for electricity generation. The plant is expected to be running by January 2023. The power output will be sold under a 25-year contract.
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February 22, 2019
CEEE seeks investors for 52.5 MW Povo Novo wind complex
Brazil State utility, CEEE Geracao e Transmissao, has launched a public call to sell an equity interest in the 52.5 MW Povo Novo wind complex in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. T...
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February 21, 2019
Aneel green lights operation of 118.5 MW renewable energy projects
The national power sector regulator of Brazil, Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL), has allowed the start test and commercial operations of seven renewable energy...
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February 21, 2019
Lyon Capital and Hichens Harrison in negotiation for the acquisition of 30 MW solar PV project in Brazil
Lyon Capital has held advanced negotiations with Hichens Harrison for the acquisition of a Brazillian solar farm with a capacity of 30 MW. The facility located in Rio Grande do Norte requires an inves...
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February 19, 2019
Terna commissions wind power transmission line in southern Brazil
The new high-voltage power line extending 158 km in Rio Grande do Sul will enable full integration of large quantities of energy produced from renewable sources, in particular from wind sources, into...
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February 13, 2019
Gruppo Interalli awarded environment permit to develop 540 MW solar PV project in Piauí
Gruppo Interalli has been awarded an environmental permit by the local environment department the Secretaria Estadual do Meio Ambiente do Piauí to develop a 540 MW solar photovoltaic...
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