Brazil’s Wind Energy Expansion Threatened by Changing Scenario

However, this expansion of wind power generation in Brazil faces several scenarios that destabilize installation schedules planned for the next two years. Connection problems, environmental licensing process, poor logistics and a lack of financing are causing delays and could lead to withdrawal from wind turbines projects by entrepreneurs.

Wind energy in Brazil

1997: 3 MW
1998: 17 MW (+466.7 %)
1999: 19 MW (+11.8 %)
2000: 22 MW (+15.8 %)
2001: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
2002: 22 MW (-8.3 %)
2003: 24 MW (+9.1 %)
2004: 24 MW (- %)
2005: 29 MW (+20.9 %)
2006: 237 MW (+717.3 %)
2007: 247 MW (+4.3 %)
2008: 339 MW (+37.3 %)
2009: 606 MW (+78.8 %)
2010: 931 MW (+53.7 %)
2011: 1,509 MW (+62.1 %)

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