ENGIE is investing in the second phase of the Campo Largo Wind Farm Project, which includes 361,2 MW of installed capacity in 86 wind turbines. Wind farms are being implemented in the interior of Bahia, in the municipalities of Umburanas and Sento Sé

The Northeast region recorded wind energy generation records during the month of August, with a strong contribution from ENGIE Brasil Energía, two of the company's wind farms in operation in Bahia (Umburanas 6 and Umburanas 8) ranked second and fourth in the ranking of the 10 most efficient projects in Brazil.

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Month of records in wind energy for the Northeast

The month of August 2020 was marked by record breaking wind power generation with wind turbines in Northeast Brazil. On August 6, the system reached a capacity factor of approximately 71,6%, producing an average of 9.049 MW, enough to supply 94% of the electricity demand of the entire region, according to data from the National Electric System Operator (ONS).

ENGIE was part of this milestone with its plants located in Ceará and Bahia, which add 899,3MW of installed capacity. On that day, ENGIE, through its wind farms in the Northeast, produced around 754 average MW, which represented 8,3% of all wind energy generated in the region. ENGIE's Umburanas wind farm reached a capacity factor of 94% on a record day.

ENGIE produced 613,4 average MW in one day, equivalent to 6,6% of wind generation in the Northeast. The Umburanas operation achieved a capacity factor of 78,57%

On August 22, a new record was set, with a maximum generation of 10.169 MW, with a capacity factor of 81%, enough to meet 97% of the demand of the entire Northeast region, more than 18 million homes.

“Our local operation and maintenance team is tasked with maintaining high availability of wind turbines to harness the power of the winds. The result of the performance of the wind farms is the result of planning that assigns preventive maintenance stops for moments of lower wind intensity, in addition to relying on predictive failure analysis systems and good practices aimed at operational excellence”, says Mário Cusatis, Northeast Regional Manager at ENGIE Brasil Energia.

Finally, in addition to local equipment, the plants also have 24-hour supervision from the Generation Operations Center, located in Florianópolis / SC, at the company's headquarters.

In Bahia, two wind farms were positioned in the operational ranking of the 10 most efficient wind energy projects in Brazil in May, among the 633 wind farms measured in the period

Umburanas 6 and Umburanas 8 were second and fourth, respectively. The data are from the Electric Energy Chamber of Commerce (CCEE), compiled and published by the ePowerBay portal, forming the Wind Operational Ranking.

ENGIE Brasil has 945,7 MW of wind energy in operation in the country, the plants are located in Ceará, with the Trairi Wind Farm (259MW), and in Bahia, with the Umburanas Wind Farm (360MW) and Campo Largo Phase 1 (326,7MW).

When it enters into commercial operation, the Campo Largo Phase 2 Wind Farm, which is being implemented in the interior of Bahia, in the municipalities of Umburanas and Sento Sé, will add 361,2 MW, bringing ENGIE to a total of more than 1,3 GW of installed capacity. from the source of wind..