Vestas wins 534 MW order in Brazil, extends Casa dos Ventos’ wind park

It was reported on Dec. 1 that Casa dos Ventos (São Paulo, Brazil), one of the largest investors in the development of wind projects in Brazil, has placed a 534 megawatt (MW) order for the second stage of the Rio do Vento complex, located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The extension will add to the first phase of the project that is currently under construction and has an order of 504 MW. The combined complex, with more than 1 gigiwatts (GW), is said to be the largest wind project in Latin America to date.

For the project, Vestas (Aarhus, Denmark) has developed a customized solution, featuring V150-4.2 MW wind turbines with some delivered in 4.3 MW and others in 4.5 MW Power Optimized Mode to maximize the site’s power production while ensuring the lowest energy cost to the energy consumer.

“We are honored to be able to extend our partnership with Vestas, which reaffirms our commitment to the development of renewable sources in Brazil. We are convinced that the technology will enable us to extract the region's wind resource in an optimized way, serving our customers with clean, low-cost energy,” says Lucas Araripe, director of New Business at Casa dos Ventos.

Javier Rodriguez president of Vestas Mediterranean is proud to continue Vestas’ successful collaboration with Casa dos Ventos, “The scale of this project shows the potential of clean energy in Brazil and it marks a big step forward in the country’s energy transition towards a more sustainable future.”

This is the third contract signed between the partners in less than two years, totaling 1.2 GW of wind turbines, underlining the strong collaboration between Vestas and Casa dos Ventos. With this deal, Vestas further strengthens its presence in Brazil, where the company retains a total order intake of more than 5.5 GW.

This current contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the wind turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. The project is expected to become operational in 2023.