Wind project begins supplying power to industrial clients in Brazil

The 360MW Babilônia Sul – Casa dos Ventos Babilônia Sul – Casa dos Ventos (360MW) OnshoreMorro do Chapéu and Várzea Nova, State of Bahia, Brazil, Central & South America Click to see full details facility consists of 80 4.2MW Vestas V150 turbines and required a capital investment of BRL 1.8 billion (€344 million) to build. 

Power produced by the turbines will be supplied to major industrial clients including foods business ADM, chemicals manufacturer Unigel and plastics producer Valgroup.

“This is another step in our commitment to support the decarbonization journey of the productive sector in Brazil,” said Lucas Araripe, chief executive of Casa dos Ventos.

Project pipeline

Babilônia Sul I is the second project built by the company in Bahia after the 151.2MW Folha Larga Sul Folha Larga Sul (151.2MW) OnshoreCampo Formoso, State of Bahia, Brazil, Central & South America Click to see full detailswind complex in Campo Formoso, which was completed in 2020.

Later this year, the company will begin construction of the 554MW Babilônia Centro Babilônia Centro (554MW) OnshoreState of Bahia, Brazil, Central & South America Click to see full details project, which is expected to begin commercial operations in 2025.

Acquisition

In the south of the country, the industrial gases producer White Martins has completed its acquisition of a stake in Omega Energia’s 582MW Chui wind farm, in Rio Grande do Sul.

The companies have not revealed the size of the investment or the stake that White Martins is to acquire. 

As part of the deal, the company will also buy 876,000MWh of electricity annually from the facility.

“The partnership with Omega Energia is an important White Martins project that follows the company’s global sustainable development strategy,” said Gilney Bastos, president of White Martins.

White Martin’s parent company, Linde, aims to reduce absolute emissions of greenhouse gases by 35% by 2035, compared with 2021 levels. 

By replacing electricity from conventional energy sources with renewable energy, White Martins expects to reduce its scope 2 emissions in Brazil by 19%.