Brazil first country in Latin America to reach 1 GW of installed wind capacity

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Brazil has become the first country in Latin America to reach 1 GW of installed wind capacity, the Latin American Wind Energy Association has announced. The history-making distinction was reached after the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) authorized the Cidreira Elebrás (70 MW) farms in Tramandaí, Rio Grande do Sul, to begin commercial operations.

The wind farm is the fiftieth Elebrás Cidreira in Brazil and part of the Incentive Program for Alternative Sources of Energy (PROINFA). With 31 turbines, the new plant is operated by Elebrás Projetos and owned by Grupo EDP. According to ANEEL, Brazil now has 1,006 MW of installed capacity approved, representing 0.87 percent of the country's total installed capacity of 115 GW.

A total of 429 projects in wind energy have registered for the upcoming auction of wind power capacity amounting to 10.9 GW. The country also has another 927 MW under construction.

Renewable Energy Magazine