Brazil has notched another win in the renewable energy space as Enel Green Power begins operating its Morro do Chapeu Sul 2 wind farm. The 353 MW capacity onshore farm has started producing energy.
The farm consists of 84 turbines, and about half of them are already supplying power to the National Interconnected System. By January, the remaining turbines will come online too. The farm alone is expected to help Brazil avoid almost one million tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Enel spent more than $300 million on the farm. The energy produced will be sold directly to commercial customers.
The new farm joins an earlier installation in the same region that began operation in 2018 and produces 172 MW.
Enel is involved in three other renewable energy projects in the country; two wind farms and a solar plant.
Speaking on the Morro do Chapeu Sul 2 farm, head of Enel in Brazil, Roberta Bonomi, said, “The start of operations in Morro do Chapéu Sul II reaffirms our commitment to contribute to the diversification of renewable sources in the country, making available to the electricity system a substantial volume of new installed capacity capable of helping the country in view of the current water shortage.
“This is Enel’s fourth renewable project to come into operation in the country in 2021.
“Between 2020 and early 2022 alone, we will have put into operation around 2.6 GW of new wind and solar capacity, contributing to our sustainable growth in the region.”
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