Areia Branca is a 27.3 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2014. Ranked #198 of 410 wind plants in Brazil. Its 27.3 MW accounts for 0.24% of Brazil's total wind capacity of 11,309 MW. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Areia Branca 21.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Vale do Açu Thermoelectric Power Plant (323 MW, Gas), Jesus Soares Pereira (322.967 MW, Gas), and Miassaba 3 (68.47 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Rio Grande do Norte, approximately 200 km west of Natal.
12 years old
Brazil, South America
- 742. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,353 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,785 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
12 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
29 plants within 100 km, 1,550 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Areia Branca is a wind power plant producing approximately 72 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Brazil- Continent
- South America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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