Voltalia said it will begin construction August 1 on three wind farms in Brazil for a total installed capacity of 90 MW.
Civil engineering works will be carried out by Brazilian Cortez Engenharia, while WEG Equipamentos Eletricos will be in charge of electrical infrastructure. Wind turbines and towers will be provided by Acciona Windpower.
The wind power project, located in Areia Branca, northeastern Brazil, includes a contract for the sale of electricity for 20 years.
Voltalia, which had won the tender for the wind parks in 2011, is seen to start sales in the third quarter of 2014, when the first wind turbines will be operational.
Wind energy in Brazil
- End 1997: 3 MW
- End 1998: 17 MW (+466.7 %)
- End 1999: 19 MW (+11.8 %)
- End 2000: 22 MW (+15.8 %)
- End 2001: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
- End 2002: 22 MW (-8.3 %)
- End 2003: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
- End 2004: 24 MW (- %)
- End 2005: 29 MW (+20.9 %)
- End 2006: 237 MW (+717.3 %)
- End 2007: 247 MW (+4.3 %)
- End 2008: 339 MW (+37.3 %)
- End 2009: 606 MW (+78.8 %)
- End 2010: 931 MW (+53.7 %)
- End 2011: 1,429 MW (+53.5 %)
- End 2012: 2,508 MW (+75.6 %)