New solar and wind power plants in Piauí, planned for this year, can produce 601,33 MW together

Piauí will have several new solar and wind power plants this year, increasing the state's energy security, in addition to generating jobs and income for residents of the region. The state has the largest enterprises in South America.

The forecast of National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) for this year, with the expansion of the generation matrix in Brazil, is a production of 10,3 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity in the state. This is the highest level of capacity expansion since the beginning of monitoring by the energy sector entity, which foresees the entry into commercial operation of 298 solar energy and wind energy projects still in 2023. Of this total, 19 are planned for the state of Piauí.

Production of wind energy and solar energy in Piauí can reach 601 MW

In Piauí, according to data from the Bulletin for Monitoring the Implementation of Aneel's Electricity Generating Centers, the release of two solar power plants with an installed capacity of 58,43 MW together is planned.

In the wind energy segment, 16 plants with a capacity of 534,40 MW are being completed, with forecasts to start operating later this year. in modality biomass, a source of renewable energy that can be generated mainly from sugarcane bagasse and wood, a plant with a production capacity of 8,50 MW is being built.

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For Piauí, with all the planned modalities installed, in a total of 19 plants, the state has the capacity to produce 601 MW. The installation process of wind and solar power plants, according to data from the energy sector entity itself, is in progress.

The country ended last year with an expansion of 8.243,26 MW, the second largest ever recorded by ANEEL since its founding, second only to the 9.528 MW reached in 2016. Until December 31, 2022, the country added 189.126,6 MW of supervised power.

Largest wind energy park is located in Piauí

through the company Enel Green Power, renewable generation subsidiary, Enel has developed and is operating in Brazil the largest wind farm in South America, Lagoa dos Ventos, located in the state of Piauí. Located in the municipalities of Lagoa do Barro do Piauí, Queimada Nova and Dom Inocêncio, the wind energy park is the largest currently in operation in South America.

Recently, the company began the development of the second expansion of the wind energy complex, with investments of approximately R$ 2,5 billion. The first expansion of the Lagoa dos Ventos wind farm, which began in 2020, is already partially operational and is expected to be fully completed later this year.

Piauí has ​​the largest solar plant in Latin America

O largest solar energy park in Latin America is being developed in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, in Piauí, with around 2,2 million solar panels also made available by Enel Green Power.

According to information provided by Brenda Rocha, an electrical engineer at the State Secretariat for Mining, Petroleum and Renewable Energy in the state, the installed capacity in operation is 747,34 MW. The installed capacity under construction is 43 MW. 

In the units that have already been completed, there are at least 2,2 workers involved, and more than 750 workers who are working in the units that are still under development. When completed, the solar energy project in Piauí will have a production capacity of approximately 2,3 TWh per year, avoiding the emission of more than 1,2 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.