The government of Ceara has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese company Mingyang Smart Energy to install turbines for an offshore wind complex off the coast of the Brazilian state.
Ceara Governor Camilo Santana received Mingyang vice Larry Wang at the Abolicao Palace, headquarters of the state executive, to complete the deal.
Mingyang said its intention to set up in Ceara took into account several factors, such as a geographic location that ensures the potential for the generation of renewable energy, in particular offshore wind.
Wang said: “Offshore is not simply the generation of renewable energy. It is the major driver of economic development for each country and region where this system is installed.”
Santana said: “Ceara is a pioneer state in Brazil in the process of renewable energies, both wind and solar.
“We want to take our vanguard back. I have been in charge of the government for five years and nine months and we have tried to stimulate and intensify this policy of investment in renewable energy throughout its chain, because we believe it is important for Ceara and for the world.
“In the last five consecutive years it was the State that made the most public investment in Brazil, proportional to its current net revenue.
“We have the only industrial processing zone in operation in Brazil and important developments installed that provide for companies in other states in Brazil.
“We have tried to speed up the actions of investors in Ceara, what we call Ceara Veloz, a platform that we have built over the years.”
No details were given on the size of the offshore wind complex or the timeline for development.