Riachão IV is a 29.7 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2015. It operates within a total of 410 wind plants in the country, which have a combined capacity of 11,309 MW. This plant accounts for 0.26% of Brazil's wind capacity. Ranked #133 of 410 wind plants in Brazil, Riachão IV's 29.7 MW is a small portion of the national total. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Riachão IV 19.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Potiguar III (66.4 MW, Oil), Potiguar (53.1 MW, Oil), and RN 15 - Rio do Fogo (49.3 MW, Wind). The facility is situated in Rio Grande do Norte, approximately 80 km from Natal.
11 years old
Brazil, South America
- 648. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
- #17,007 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,656 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
11 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
88 plants within 100 km, 2,298 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Riachão IV is a wind power plant producing approximately 78 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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