Brazil is already gifted with more than 85% of its electricity coming from hydro plants, to sustain its further growth for energy it is, next to opening new hydro plans, also tapping into wind-energy. The country is very well positioned towards wind energy, especially in the Northern part of the country.
French power equipment and train company Alstom SA announced a plan to install a wind-turbine assembly plant in Brazil.
The assembly plant will be installed in Bahia and it ploans to invest around EUR 20 million in a plant to assemble up to 300 megawatts of wind-generation capacity a year.
Alstom´s Philippe Cochet, who heads the group´s wind-power operations, said the company´s announcement “confirms its strategy in the region and its aim to become a key player in the Brazilian wind market.”
The new wind turbine assembly facility could start operating in early 2011, Alstom said.
Of course, the above is no coincidence, Alstom is also in the running with Siemens for the bullet train Rio – Sao Paulo.
The same Siemsn by the way, which is also turning its eyes to the massive wind energy potential in Brazil, by producing wind turbines locally.
And now that we are in the Copenhagen mood: Brazil is working with UNDP on a massive CFC-elimination project:
