General Electric Co.’s technology division has received commitments to supply wind turbines for wind farms to be developed in Brazil that will add more than 400 megawatts of power to the South American country’s clean energy capacity, the Fairfield company said.
These projects will mark the debut of GE’s wind turbine technology in Brazil.
The Brazilian government in December auctioned 20-year agreements to develop its wind-power capacity. More than 1.8 gigawatts of wind generation is planned for award to various developers and utilities.
Dobreve Energia S.A.- DESA – won a bid for 144 megawatts to be built in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and Renova Energia S.A. was successful with 270 megawatts to be built in the state of Bahia.
Both DESA and Renova have selected GE’s 1.5 megawatt class wind turbines for use at the projects. All of the projects are expected to be in commercial operation by July of 2012.
GE’s 1.5- to 1.6-megawatt class wind turbines slated for use in the Brazilian projects are the world’s most widely deployed wind turbines in the world, with more than 13,500 in operation, the company says.
