Brazilian environmental regulator IBAMA will issue today the country’s first preliminary licence for an offshore wind project, concerning a 24.5-MW project.
This pilot project, with an installed capacity of up to 24.5 MW, will be located off the coast of the Areia Branca municipality, Rio Grande do Norte. It is being developed by Senai RN, which plans to install two wind turbines, one of 8.5 MW and a second one of 16 MW.
Once up and running, the offshore wind plant will deliver its output to the Porto-Ilha artificial island and port in Rio Grande do Norte, used for exporting salt.
Senai RN noted that the test site aims to adapt offshore technologies to the Brazilian environmental conditions, promote innovation in the electricity sector, train local labour and boost the region’s economic, social and environmental development.
