Wind Energy: generation capacity in Brazil should break record this year

Brazil occupies since 2021 the sixth position in the ranking world in installed wind energy capacity. According to the executive president of Abeeólica, Elbia Gannoum, it is now more challenging for the country to surpass this mark and get closer to the top two, which are China and the United States.

She considers it difficult to catch up with China, for example, which “is growing almost as much as Brazil per year in energy investment”, whose share in the national matrix currently reaches 13,2%. Wind power now accounts for 20% of the country's energy generation needs.

 The president of Abeeólica informed that, regarding the installation of wind farms offshore (at sea), a regulatory structure is being prepared in Brazil to allow studies and projects to be carried out.

“After this regulatory apparatus, we will have a transfer auction and, after that, we will start to effectively carry out the projects. This year, we intend to have all the regulations completed to hold the first auctions for the transfer of use of the sea. It’s similar to the oil sector, where there are area auctions,” he explained.

Investments

On Monday (3), BNDES announced the approval of financing, worth R$ 907 million, for the company Casa dos Ventos to implement four wind farms in Rio Grande do Norte (Ventos de Santa Luzia 11, 12 and 13 and Ventos de Saint Anthony 1). The projects will form the Umari Wind Complex, in the cities of Monte das Gameleiras, São José do Campestre and Serra de São Bento, with financing of 69% of the planned total of R$ 1,315 billion.

The estimate is that the energy generation resulting from the project can serve around 500 thousand homes, avoiding, on the other hand, the emission of 522 thousand tons of carbon dioxide (CO²) per year, which is equivalent to around 2,4 millions of trees planted. The complex is expected to enter into full commercial operation in August 2024.

Race to use the wind in favor of the climate and society

Last year, the Brazilian wind energy sector broke a record of 4 GW installed and, this year, the expectation is to reach a new record. “By the end of 2023, we will have 29 GW of installed capacity. This is our forecast in terms of power, and this is more than R$28 billion, because each gigawatt of wind power installed is in the order of R$7 billion”, said Elbia.

Another survey carried out by the entity shows the economic and social development generated by wind energy. In the Northeast, for example, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the cities where the wind farms arrived grew by 21%, and the Human Development Index (HDI) also grew by 20% “because of the arrival of the parks”. Another significant fact is that for every real invested in wind energy, R$2,9 is returned to the economy.

(With Brazil Agency)

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