Statkraft has inaugurated the company’s largest wind farm outside Europe, the 519MW Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Complex in Bahia, Brazil.
The project will be among the first hybrid projects in Brazil once the planned solar farm of 163MW is added to optimise energy production.
Statkraft chief executive Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, said: “The successful development of the Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Complex in Bahia marks a milestone for Statkraft in Brazil and shows our commitment to contribute to the green energy transition in the country.
“It places Statkraft among the ten largest wind companies in the most important energy market in Latin America with significant value creation potential for Statkraft.”
Including the recent acquisitions, assets under construction and other projects in the pipeline coming online, Statkraft will have increased its total generation capacity in Brazil fivefold in less than a year.
In 2024, the company expects to have more than 2200MW of generation capacity in hydropower, solar, wind and battery technologies in the country.
Fernando de Lapuerta, country manager for Statkraft Brazil, said: “We are proud to be among the first companies to develop a hybrid renewable energy project to optimise energy production.
“This concept ensures better utilisation of shared infrastructure between solar and wind technologies and contributes to energy security through a more stable and balanced energy generation.”
Located in Uibaí and Ibipeba, in the Bahia region, the wind complex spans a comprehensive area of 489 hectares.
The complex consists of 14 wind farms with 91 wind turbines, each with a generation capacity of 5.7MW.
Construction of the Ventos de Santa Eugênia hybrid solar farm will start later this year. Using battery technology, the energy complex will have a combined capacity of 682MW.
Operations are planned in 2025.