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Ventos de Santo Uriel16.2 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Ventos de Santo Uriel is a 16.2 MW wind power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #336 of 410 wind plants in Brazil. Its 16.2 MW represents 0.14% of Brazil's 11,309 MW total wind capacity. The largest wind plant in Brazil is Campos Neutrais Wind Farm at 583 MW, making Ventos de Santo Uriel 36 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Rei dos Ventos 3 (60.12 MW, Wind), Rei dos Ventos 1 (58.45 MW, Wind), and Asa Branca V (32 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Rio Grande do Norte, approximately 120 km west of Natal.

Capacity
16.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Ventos do Araripe
Location
-5.4873°, -35.9001°

Brazil, South America

Context & rankings
  • 1,035. largest of 2,402 plants in Brazil
  • #20,826 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,496 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Brazil
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Ventos do Araripe operates 5 plants totalling 136 MW

Regional density

110 plants within 100 km, 2,990 MW combined

Nearest plant: Santa Helena (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -5.487300, -35.900100
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Ventos de Santo Uriel is a wind power plant producing approximately 43 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

BrazilEnergy Profile

2,402
Total Plants
250.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasBiomassWind
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