The wind farm was built by EDF Renewables, in Campo Formoso, Bahia. The Complex will supply the demand of the petrochemical company Braskem

EDF Renewables started operating a wind farm located in Campo Formoso, in the state of Bahia. The venture, which will supply the demands of the Braskem petrochemical company in the state, received investments of R$ 1,5 billion and will have 82 wind turbines and 344 MW of installed capacity (which is equivalent to the consumption of 850 Brazilian homes). In the agreement reached, Braskem committed to purchase energy from the EDF Renewables project for 20 years in a renewable energy purchase agreement.

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The EDF Renewables wind farm in the state of Bahia

The construction of this wind farm in the state of Bahia is the third project by EDF Renewables to start operating in Brazil, involving the implementation of a plan for hiring and training local labor so that residents of areas close to the project can take advantage of these opportunities. The peak contracting services by EDF Renewables reached more than 800 people, of which 67% were local labor.

Ao throughout the construction project of the wind farm, some socio-environmental actions were also carried out, such as the production of nurseries, the planting of more than 15 thousand seedlings and the planting of 20 species typical of the caatinga, such as Licurizeiro, Umbuzeiro, Braúna, Angico and Aroeira, which are typical of the caatinga vegetation, which is 100% of the Brazilian biome.

Including this wind farm, named Folha Larga Norte, EDF Renewables has a total capacity of 527 MW in Brazil. In the Northeast region, the company also expanded the Ventos da Bahia wind farm (182 MW) more than 300 kilometers from the capital of Bahia, the Serra do Seridó wind farm (242 MW), in Junco do Seridó, and both are under construction in the state of Pará.

Braskem's contract to use energy from the wind complex in Bahia

The Folha Larga Norte wind farm made it possible to sell energy, as it was made possible in the government auctions ACR A-4/2018 and ACR A-6 / 2018, in the free market due to the celebration of the commitment with the petrochemical company Braskem as an anchor consumer, in addition to from other agents. Under the agreement, the company undertook to purchase energy from the EDF Renewables wind farm in Bahia, for 20 years, in a renewable energy purchase agreement.

Paulo Abranches, CEO of EDF Renewables in Brazil, says that contracting renewable energy on the free market allows companies to make a decisive contribution to the energy transition, in addition to promoting important impacts for business and social improvements in the areas surrounding the projects. The contract for the purchase and sale of energy produced at the wind farm in Bahia, with petrochemistry Braskem, demonstrates the competitiveness of EDF Renewables and positions them as an important player in renewable energies in Brazil, concludes Abranches.

Gustavo Checcucci, Director of Energy at Braskem, said that this partnership with EDF Renewables meets important assumptions of the company's sustainable performance, in addition to contributing more effectively to the viability of new sources of renewable energy in the country's energy and petrochemical matrix Braskem, contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions and strengthening the socioeconomic development of the interior of Bahia, based on the construction of the wind farm.

Braskem's Director of Energy also emphasizes that the company's objective is to be among the best chemical industries in the world in energy intensity and consumption, strengthening them as an important user of energy from renewable sources. A commitment was recently made to become carbon neutral by 2050 and the use of renewable energy matrices in its operations is an essential part of this process.