Enel Green Power Starts Construction Of 1.3 GW Of New Renewable Capacity In Brazil
The wind farms Lagoa dos Ventos III (396 MW), Morro do Chapéu Sul II (353 MW), Cumaru (206 MW) and Fontes dos Ventos II (99 MW), as well as the São Gonçalo III (256 MW) solar plant will be mainly supported by power supply contracts in the Brazilian free energy market
The Enel Group is investing around 5.6 billion Brazilian reais, equivalent to approximately 1.1 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate, in the construction of the new facilities
The Enel Group’s Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda. ( EGPB ) has started the construction of five new renewable plants in northeastern Brazil, specifically four wind farms and one solar plant for a total of 1.3 GW of new capacity. In Piauí, the company is building the 396 MW Lagoa dos Ventos III wind farm and the 256 MW São Gonçalo III solar park. The remaining three wind projects – Morro do Chapéu Su