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Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil. " The
total capacity of these parks is 116 MW. The
environmental permits are under way to start
construction in June 2012 and expected generation
for 2014. In the same complex, the
company has in stock over three projects
with a generation capacity of approximately
50 MW, " said Henrique Valladares, president
of Odebrecht Energia. " Odebrecht Energia
has 400 MW of wind projects, with an option
to purchase an additional 100 MW. The
company will also participate in the government's
next energy auction to be held in
December 2011. In the quest to better serve
our customers, we decided to increase our
scope of work, offering comprehensive and
integrated solutions such as construction and
investments in generation. "
Energimp, a subsidiary of Argentine wind
developer IMPSA, is developing nearly 300
MW of wind energy in the southern state of
Santa Catarina. " Energimp was founded in
2005 with the goal of developing wind parks in
Brazil, " said Energimp's CEO, Alvaro Nelson
Assis Araujo. " Since then, it has sold 830 MW
of energy through auction, making us the largest
wind energy company in Brazil in regards to
energy already sold. These parks are being built
and will be delivered until September 2013. "
With seven years of experience in the wind
sector under its belt, Energimp has already developed
the successful Ceara 1 project, consisting
of five wind farms, which was sold to state
company Cemig in 2008. " Energimp is working
on a business plan that intends to include up to
an additional 200 MW per year, which is our
goal with wind energy, " explained Araujo.
In addition to wind-focused players, many
power companies previously focused on
hydro or thermal power are taking advantage
of the enthusiasm surrounding Brazil's wind
sector. Desenvix, which has a portfolio of
162 MW of renewable energy in operation,
plans to develop wind farms in the near term.
" By the end of 2011, Desenvix will put 90
MW of wind farms in operation in Bahia, "
said CEO Antunes Sobrinho.
Brazil's Manufacturing Excellence: International
Attention, Local Talent. Brazil has
been a hotbed of attention for major international
wind manufacturers, which are all clamoring
to either gain or expand their footprint in the
country. " We held our first wind auction right
around the time of the global economic crisis,
so the global manufacturers were looking for
new markets outside of the United States and
Europe, " explained Pirelli of ABEEolica.
Industry leaders such as Suzlon, General
Electric (Figure 11), Vestas, and Wobben
have all taken measures to increase their
presence in Brazil in order to serve the demand
for their products and expertise.
" When Wobben first started to install
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the first wind farms, people saw the huge
potential and today, everybody knows that
wind can contribute a reasonable percentage
of the Brazilian energy matrix, " said Pedro
Angel Vial, CEO of Wobben Windpower, the
Brazilian subsidiary of the German turbine
manufacturer Enercon.
" Brazil is undoubtedly IMPSA's biggest
market, having even outstripped the Argentinean
one, " said José Luis Menghini, executive
vice-president of IMPSA, which own two production
plants in the country. " By installing its
production plants in Brazil, IMPSA got closer
to its Brazilian clients and gained in competitiveness
as compared to those rivals that kept
on importing their equipment from abroad. "
" Brazil is one of the top five markets on
which Vestas is focusing worldwide, " said
Hutschinski. " We see how important and aggressive
the Brazilian wind market is, and Vestas
is a worldwide leader, so we want to be the
market leader in Brazil in the coming years. "
The potential of the wind industry has
also provided opportunities for local players,
many of whom have been involved in projects
since the birth of the sector over a decade ago.
" We saw a niche with the developing wind
industry that was very interesting. It is new,
and few companies in Brazil have the knowhow
to build these farms, " said Bonarandi of
Mercurius, which began its involvement in
the wind industry 10 years ago.
Bruno Vilela Cuna, CEO of Aeris, a startup
wind blade manufacturer that recently installed
a factory in Ceara, believes his company's logistic
advantage would allow its customers to
compete in the Brazilian market. " There is no
way for all of the wind turbine manufacturers to
install a manufacturing base in Brazil, so I think
we will see a consolidation of the market, " he
explained. " Blades are the most important component
of the turbine, and you must expend a lot
of effort into creating the best possible product,
which is what Aeris will do. "
As the industry continues to evolve, making
room for a variety of international and
local players, the future remains bright for
Brazil's wind sector.
Distribution and Transmission
The Brazilian distribution industry provides
energy to 67 million customers, and every year
it adds another 2 million new clients. As in every
industry, such constant growth demands
steady investment. Until 1995 the distribution
sector was mainly in the hands of the government.
Nevertheless, the system did not provide
the necessary resources to execute the required
modernization and expansion. This led the Brazilian
government to implement a partial privatization
of the distribution sector. Today private
companies distribute to 70% of the market, and
the rest is supplied by state-owned companies
such as CEMIG and COPEL.
11. Perfect conditions. GE Energy wind turbines at work in Brazil's northeast. Courtesy:
GE Energy
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