Wind power in Brazil: 65 wind farm plants in Ceará in 2016

Ceará promises to excel in wind power generation. The entities involved praise the wind power development in the state. Ceará will be 65 wind farms by 2016, according to the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEólica).

Brazil is already the largest wind power market in Latin America. All major manufacturers of wind turbines are or on their way: Enercon, Impsa, Vestas, Gamesa, Suzlon, Alstom, Goldwind, Sinovel, GE and Siemens.

Currently there are 17 operational wind farms in Ceará, followed by Rio Grande do Norte. ABEEólica notes that Brazil will have by 2014 an installed wind power capacity of 7,000 MW, of which 3,000 will correspond to Ceará.

Wind power in Brazil

End 1997: 3 MW
End 1998: 17 MW (+466.7 %)
End 1999: 19 MW (+11.8 %)
End 2000: 22 MW (+15.8 %)
End 2001: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
End 2002: 22 MW (-8.3 %)
End 2003: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
End 2004: 24 MW (- %)
End 2005: 29 MW (+20.9 %)
End 2006: 237 MW (+717.3 %)
End 2007: 247 MW (+4.3 %)
End 2008: 339 MW (+37.3 %)
End 2009: 606 MW (+78.8 %)
End 2010: 931 MW (+53.7 %)
End 2014: 7,000 MW (p)

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