Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems has started the construction of the 101 MW wind project in Serra do Mel in Brazil with the first turbine installed.
The wind project, developed by Echoenergia, features V150-4.2 MW turbines to be built in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. It will have a total of 24 wind turbines.
Once operational, the wind farm will generate up to 520 GWh of clean energy annually that is enough to supply the annual consumption of up to 900,000 people.
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January 20, 2020
Grupo Interalli starts commercial operation of 9.1 MW PCH Recanto hydropower plant in Tangará da Serra
Grupo Interalli has started operations of the 9.1 MW PCH Recanto hydropower plant in Tangará da Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The BRL42 million (US$10.25 million) PCH Recanto project has receive...
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January 20, 2020
City of Uberaba launches tender for 15 MW solar PV project
The City of Uberaba in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil has launched a tender for the development, operation, maintenance, and management of a 15 MW solar photovoltaic plant under a Public-Private Par...
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January 16, 2020
Omega Geracao completes acquisition of Delta Energia 7 SA and Delta Energia 8 SA wind farms
Omega Geracao SA has completed the acquisition of two wind projects in Brazil with a combined capacity of 97.2 MW for a total consideration of BRL282.8 million (US$69.5 million). The projec...
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January 15, 2020
Operations start on first phase of 608MW PV plant in Brazil
The Enel Group’s Brazilian renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda. (EGPB) has started operations of the 475 MW section of 608 MW São Gon&cced...
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January 14, 2020
EDPR secures a PPA for 66 MW Lagoa solar project in Paraiba
EDP Renováveis, S.A. (EDPR), through its subsidiary EDP Renováveis Brasil, S.A., has secured a 19-year private Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to sell the energy to be produced by Lagoa s...
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