Brazil breaks record for wind power capacity increase with 3,051MW

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The expansion of installed electricity capacity from wind power in Brazil reached 3,051.29 megawatts (MW) in 2021, considering November data. This is the most significant increase in this source since 2014 when the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) connected 2,786 MW for commercial operation.

Currently, wind power plants make up 20.1 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity, representing 11.11% of the Brazilian energy matrix.

In November alone, ANEEL launched projects with a total capacity of 561.13 MW for commercial operation.

In 2021, the total installed capacity to date for all renewal sources is 6,436.11 MW, with 3,051.29 MW (47.41%) wind power, 2,038.91 MW (31.68%) thermoelectric plants, 1,252.17 MW (19.46%) solar photovoltaic plants, and 89.22 MW (1.39%) of small hydroelectric plants.

The 2021 generation expansion target of 4,790.4 MW was exceeded by ANEEL in September. During this year, plants were inaugurated or reopened in 20 states in the country’s five regions.

The states with the most significant increase in generation capacity were, in descending order: Rio Grande do Norte (1,358.70 MW), Bahia (1,343.19 MW), and Rio de Janeiro (1,338.30 MW). There are 69 plants in trial operation, 17 of them since October.

Among the plants connected for commercial operation in November, approximately 92% are not related to regulated commercialization contracts (ACR).

According to ANEEL’s Generation Information System (SIGA), updated daily with data from plants in operation and projects awarded under construction, 82.82% of the electric energy in process is generated by renewable sources.

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