Ibama authorizes a new offshore wind generation project in Ceará with 100 wind turbines and 1,2 GW

The BI Participações e Investimentos group started the licensing process for a second offshore wind generation complex in Ceará

Located in Camocim-CE, the complex is BI Energia's second offshore wind generation project and the fourth of its kind in the state. With 100 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 1,2 GW, the wind farm received authorization from Ibama to prepare an environmental impact study involving renewable energies.

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Undeniably, the wind generation project should demand investments of R$ 14 billion, according to the company's executive director, Lúcio de Castro Bonfim Junior. He reveals that, on July 3, the environmental licensing process was initiated by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama).  

Furthermore, Bonfim details that, at this first moment, the agency announces the term of reference, which allows the elaboration of the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) of the project involving renewable energies.

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The executive president of the Brazilian Association of Wind Energy (ABEEólica), Elbia Gannoum, points out that the arrival of offshore wind farms in Brazil has advanced at a good pace, taking longer for environmental licenses. According to her, the inclusion of these plants in the auctions contracted by the Federal Government should not create difficulties.

Jurandir Picanço points out that high availability creates a problem to be overcome by offshore wind power

“Brazil has an excellent problem to solve: many renewable energy alternatives: hydroelectric, onshore wind, biomass, solar, natural gas and nuclear. All with huge potential. Therefore, some countries need to import or depend on coal. That is the question ”, he reflects.

Similarly, the BI Participações e Investimentos group is also responsible for the Caucaia-Parazinho Offshore Wind Farm, located in the municipality of Caucaia, with 598 MW of power and an estimated investment of R$ 7 billion. In operation since 2016, the project is already more advanced.

Finally, the executive director remembers that he delivered the EIA to Ibama in December 2019, having received the return from Ibama last week: rejected. “They gave us 30 days to demonstrate and we are working. In the justification, they scored much more in relation to the term of reference that has not yet been published ”.