The Ventos de Santa Eugenia wind energy project, which could leverage the Brazilian economy, includes more than 10 wind farms, generating jobs and reducing carbon emissions on national soil.
Ventos de Santa Eugenia (VSE) is a wind energy project that together outlines a plan for the creation of 10 wind farms with an energy capacity of 519MW in the northeast region, the forecast for delivery of the first part of the project is scheduled for the year from 2023.
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The 10 wind farm project called Ventos de Santa Eugenia is being developed by the company Statkraft and everything indicates that this will be the company's largest wind energy project in South America and will more than double its renewable energy capacity in the country.
About 46 million reais will be invested to create the wind farms, the idea is to benefit the Bahia region and soon expand to other Brazilian regions, the company says it has ambitions to help Brazil adopt renewable policies.
The choice of location for wind farms
Starkraft claims that it opted for Bahia simply because the state is much closer to the assets already belonging to it and also states that The location was chosen due to the excellent wind conditions in the area, without a doubt it is the best location for a wind energy park onshore.
“The construction of the Ventos de Santa Eugenia wind farms represents a significant step on the way to achieving the goal of developing 6 GW of wind energy globally by 2025 and fulfilling our ambition to become a world leader in renewable energy,” said EVP International Power in Statkraft, Jürgen Tzschoppe.
