Foz do Rio Choró is a 25.2 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009. It is one of 410 wind plants in the country, contributing 0.22% to Brazil's total wind capacity of 11,309 MW. Ranked #242 of 410 wind plants in Brazil, Foz do Rio Choró's capacity is a small fraction of the national output. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Foz do Rio Choró 23 times smaller. Nearby plants include Canoa Quebrada (57 MW, Wind), Bons Ventos (50 MW, Wind), and Enacel (31.5 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Ceará state, approximately 160 km east of Fortaleza.
17 years old
Brazil, South America
- 798. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,674 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,896 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Foz do Rio Choró S.A. operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW
28 plants within 100 km, 1,390 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Foz do Rio Choró is a wind power plant producing approximately 66 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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