Ibama Approves New Offshore Wind Power Project in Ceará With 100 Wind Turbines and 1.2 GW

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 12/08/2020 at 14:29

Updated on 12/08/2020 at 14:31

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The BI Participações e Investimentos Group Has Started the Licensing Process for a Second Offshore Wind Generation Complex in Ceará

Located in Camocim-CE, the complex is the second offshore wind generation project of BI Energia 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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Undoubtedly, the wind generation project is expected to require 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 started by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama).

Moreover, Bonfim details that at this first moment, the agency announces the terms of reference, which allows for the preparation of the Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for the renewable energy project.

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“Brazil has an excellent problem to solve: many alternatives for renewable energies: hydropower, onshore wind, biomass, solar, natural gas, and nuclear. All with enormous potential. Thus, some countries need to import or rely on coal. That is the issue,” 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 a capacity of 598 MW and an estimated investment of R$ 7 billion. In operation since 2016, the project is already further along.

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

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