Wind Power News: Brazil

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Enel,SoWiTec to develop wind projects in Brazil

Italy’s biggest utility Enel and German renewable energy company SoWiTec have agreed to jointly develop wind energy projects in Brazil worth up to 1,000 megawatts, Enel said on Wednesday.
Under the deal, Enel buys exclusive rights for eight wind projects, all at initial stages of development, and will have the right to buy these projects once they are completed by SoWiTec, Enel said in a statement.
Enel said the agreement would boost its presence on the Brazilian renewable energy market where wind . . .

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Government drafting long-term energy plan, eyes wind auction

Bazil’s government is drafting a long-term plan to better adapt the energy sector to new realities, Maurício Tolmasquim, president of federal energy planning company EPE, told reporters in Rio de Janeiro.
The last plan made power production and demand forecasts through 2030.
The new plan, which is due to be ready by the end of 2009, will reflect new figures for oil and derivatives supplies, Tolmasquim said.
Other changes will include the successful auctions for the Santo Antônio and Jirau hydro plants.
“When we . . .

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