General Electric (GE) is close to signing an agreement to supply, its 1.5 megawatts class of wind turbines, to two wind projects in Brazil that once operational are set to generate more than 400 megawatts of electricity.
One project is a 144 megawatts project that is being developed by Dobreve Energia in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and Renova. GE is also close to inking another deal to supply turbines for a 270-megawatt project located in the state of Bahia that is being developed by Renova Energia.
Both projects are expected to go into commercial operation in July 2012.
Brazil generates a majority of its power from large hydro power plants and currently only has 605 megawatts of wind capacity – compared to 35,000 megawatts in the U.S. — and another 450 megawatts that is under construction.