Contract for 91 wind turbines makes Brazil a great power in clean energy in South America

Wind energy in Brazil, Nordex turbines for Statkraft to implement Brazilian project

One of Statkraft's largest orders involving the wind energy industry with Nordex includes 91 wind turbines, the largest volume order for N163 / 5.X turbines since its market launch in 2019. This ended up placing the Norwegian company in the spotlight in South America.

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Statkraft's largest wind power project in South America to date

At the end of 2020, Statkraft Energias Renováveis, the Brazilian subsidiary of Europe's largest renewable energy producer, the Norwegian Statkraft, placed a large-scale order with the Nordex Group for a 518,7 MW project in Brazil. The Nordex Group will equip Statkraft's largest wind farm project in South America to date, called “Winds of Santa Eugenia”, with 91 turbines N163 / 5.X.

It is the Nordex Group's largest order of N163/5.X turbines since the market launch of this turbine in 2019 to date and the first order outside of Europe. The Nordex Group now also supplies this Delta4000 series turbine with a nominal power of more than 5 MW for the Brazilian market.

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20 year contract

Statkraft's wind energy order also includes a premium service contract covering three years, as well as a technical support contract for the customer and turbines for a period of 20 years.

The wind farm “Ventos de Santa Eugenia” will be built near Uibaí, in the state of Bahia, in the northeast of the country. Commissioning is scheduled for early 2023. The turbines will be supplied in an optimized operating mode of 5,7 MW and will be installed in 120-meter concrete towers.

“We are delighted that Statkraft has chosen our turbine technology and appreciate the trust they have placed in us to equip their largest wind farm in South America. With this turbine of the Delta4000 series, specially designed for places with moderate and medium winds, Statkraft will be able to produce clean wind energy with low energy cost and supply the necessary electricity to the Brazilian market”, says Patxi Landa. Nordex Group CSO.

For the “Ventos de Santa Eugenia” project, the Nordex Group will manufacture the N163 / 5.X in Brazil. Concrete towers will also be built at one of the company's local factories near the site. In addition, Nordex is purchasing rotor blades from Brazil to include as much local added value as possible in the project.

The N163/5.X was released in 2019 and is designed for medium and light wind sites. As part of the Delta4000 series, it is based on a flexible power range approach in the 5 MW class. In the past, Nordex Group installed and commissioned Statkraft the 52,5 MW “Baillie” wind farm in Scotland, as well as the 23 MW “Kilathmoy” wind farm in Ireland.