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Governor of Rio Grande do Norte signs agreement with BI Energia for the creation of the first offshore wind farm in the region

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published 23/10/2020 às 10:48
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Previously, Brazilian energy company BI Energia met last week with the governor of Rio Grande do Norte to discuss the feasibility of developing a 624 MW offshore wind farm  

With 52 wind turbines of 12 MW each, the offshore wind farm proposed by BI Energia should be capable of generating around 3,15 million MWh per year. The project, which will cover an area of ​​300 km2, will include two substations, one offshore and one onshore.  

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For the implementation of the offshore wind farm, the state needs to adapt to the new policies  

The state intends to adapt to new policies to streamline future offshore wind energy projects, such as assuming responsibility for licensing from the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama).  

BI Energia representatives expressed the desire to start the works as soon as possible. “Conditions are great and we have no reason to wait. Let's start work tomorrow, ”said Gaspare Ferrara.  

8 BI Energia projects in licensing

Including this offshore wind farm project in Rio Grande do Norte, we have about eight projects to be developed by BI Energia, all awaiting licensing by IBAMA.  

The projects include offshore wind farms, solar energy parks and much more in the following states: Rio de Janeiro, Ceará and Rio Grande do Sul, which together already add up to more than 9GW of energy capacity. Ceará has four projects for offshore wind farms in different licensing phases – Asa Branca (400 MW), Caucaia (598 MW), Camocim (1.200 MW) and Amontada (3.000 MW). The latter is owned by Neoenergia.  

The former was denied a prior license by the national regulator Ibama in August, while the latter was given the green light to proceed. Camocim alone represents an investment of R$14 billion (US$2,5 billion / EUR 2,1 billion), noted the Ceará government.

Valdemar Medeiros

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