Canoa Quebrada is a 57 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2010. Ranked #9 of 410 wind plants in Brazil. Its 57 MW accounts for 0.5% 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 Canoa Quebrada 10.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Bons Ventos (50 MW, Wind), Enacel (31.5 MW, Wind), and Eólica Praias de Parajuru (28.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Ceará, approximately 170 km east of Fortaleza.
16 years old
Brazil, South America
- 370. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #12,610 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,210 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Brazil
16 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
15 plants within 100 km, 407 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Canoa Quebrada is a wind power plant producing approximately 150 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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