GE Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with ENGIE to supply 144 of its 2.5-116 turbines for the Umburanas Wind Farm Complex in upstate Bahia, Brazil. This 360-MW wind installment will add to the 326.7 megawatts under commissioning by GE at the neighboring Campo Largo I wind farm (also owned by ENGIE).
“Together, these two wind farms represent our largest volume of turbines in a single cluster in Brazil,” said Vikas Anand, general manager, GE’s onshore wind business, Americas. “It’s a great honor to be working with ENGIE and to continue to grow the wind capacity together and increase the wind energy footprint in Brazil. This newly announced project also demonstrates our continued commitment to Brazil’s Wind industry.”
GE Renewable Energy will also be providing 10 years of O&M at the Umburanas Wind Farm.
ENGIE’s potential in the region of Umburanas and Sento Sé exceeds 1,300 megawatts. The 326.7-megawatt Campo Largo 1 site is currently under construction and will begin commercial operations in January 2019. It will create enough energy to power a population of up to 600,000 inhabitants. The newly announced 360-megawatt Umburanas project has also begun construction, and the first turbines are set to be delivered in 2018.
GE’s 2.5-116 turbine for Umburanas will feature 295-foot-tall towers. This machine provides efficiency gains to the wind farm by maximizing energy production, reducing infrastructure spending and making for an even more competitive wind levelized cost of electricity. The turbine’s energy production is increased by as much as 32 percent at 8.5 m/s, compared to GE’s 1.7 megawatts.
