The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturer Seeks to Install Offshore Wind Turbine Factory in Ceará, Creating Many Jobs in the State

Wind Energy: Keeping an Eye on the Offshore Wind Market, Danish Company Vestas, the Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturer in the World, Detailed Necessary Measures for the Establishment of a Factory in Ceará

Good news for Ceará! The state is once again in the sights of Vestas, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, which announced interest in building a second industrial plant in the state and many jobs are on the way. The good news was given last Friday (11/05) to the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor of the State, Maia Júnior.

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The Danish company is evaluating with the secretary the necessary conditions for the group, already experienced in the offshore sector, to enter this market in the country.

Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, Promised to Deliver the Offshore Production Regulation in Brazil by the End of 2021

Despite the goodwill and interest from both parties, the path ahead is still long. And as pointed out by the executives to the Ceará delegation, the next step is the regulation of offshore production in Brazil, which Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, promised to deliver by the end of 2021.

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“This is an expectation of the market, the states, and investors that the Federal Government publishes it by December 31,” points out the secretary.

According to the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor of the State, Maia Júnior, regulation, followed by the launch of energy purchase auctions from offshore production, is the initial structure necessary for the market to establish itself in Brazil.

“From there, we move to the implementation of projects for manufacturing structures and components of the offshore chain and soon after, the industry, with energy production projects.”

Ceará Needs to Strongly Work on Port Infrastructure to Ensure the Capacity to Move Offshore Supply Chain Equipment

Unlike onshore, due to the gigantic size of blades, towers, and turbines, the economic agents of Ceará will need to work strongly on the state’s port infrastructure to ensure the capacity to move the equipment of the offshore supply chain.

To this end, representatives of the Ceará government are orchestrating visits by technical teams from the Port of Pecém and the Port of Rotterdam to the port of Esbjerg in Denmark, a reference for the offshore niche.

Vestas Needs at Least Seven Years to Start the Production of Offshore Wind Turbines and Generate Jobs in Ceará

According to the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, even if the offshore regulation already existed in Brazil, it would still take about seven years to begin production. “There needs to be time, development, before things happen. We are currently working on what could happen in Ceará in the next seven years,” highlights Maia.

Despite all the arrangements to attract the construction of the second industrial plant for wind turbines in Ceará, it is still uncertain.

“They have every interest in continuing the partnership, I cannot guarantee that (the plant will be built in) Ceará because there is still much ground to cover. But we discussed extensively the conditions for them to complete their studies and (identify) the right moment for a second industrial plant in Ceará.”

Vestas, which has had a factory in Aquiraz for over five years, in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza (RMF), stated that it is quite satisfied with the market performance in the region.

The Largest Wind Turbine Manufacturer in the World Already Has Its Entire Production Fully Sold Until 2023

According to a report by diariodonordeste, by mid-2023, the production of Vestas’ factory in Fortaleza was already completely sold (and production at full capacity, in three shifts).

In addition to Secretary Maia, the Ceará delegation includes Roseane Medeiros, Executive Secretary for Industry of Sedet, and attorney Bernardo Viana, Sectoral Director of Regulation of the Ceará Energy Industry Union (Sindienergia-CE).

The meeting, which involved public entities, companies, and investment funds in Denmark, was arranged by the Brazilian Embassy in Copenhagen.