Voltalia’s Wind Power Plant in Rio Grande do Norte Will Have R$ 120 Million in Investments and About 28 MW of Installed Capacity
The construction of the wind power plant in the municipality of Areia Branca, in Rio Grande do Norte, under the responsibility of the Japanese TODA and the French Voltalia, is framed under the Special Incentive Regime for Infrastructure Development (Reidi). The approval was determined by the Ministry of Mines and Energy on Wednesday (23).
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With the endorsement of the MME, the multinational Voltalia will achieve savings of about R$ 12.2 million on the financial charges of PIS/PASEP and Confins. Consequently, the wind power project is expected to have an investment of R$ 120 million for the works, which are scheduled to start next month and run until April 2021.
The contract signed between Voltalia and TODA for the construction of the wind power park in RN also provides for the provision of services for eight years and the operation and maintenance of the electrical infrastructure of the production process, such as medium voltage networks, substations, and transmission lines, in addition to overseeing the O&M services of wind turbines, performed by the manufacturer and analyzed for performance.
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The wind power plant will have eight turbines and approximately 28 MW of installed capacity, and is part of the Serra Branca cluster, which is being developed by Voltalia, with a potential of 2.4 GW.
The operations provided by Voltalia will have employees working in shifts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Others will have office hours for administrative work, maintenance planning, support, and engineering management. The team will consist of three field service technicians, who will work on the maintenance of the electrical infrastructure and the supervision of the operation and maintenance activities of the wind turbines.

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