The company will install 27 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines to provide clean and affordable energy for the São Francisco River region. This wind turbine model has received the FINAME Certificate from BNDES, qualifying it for access to the development bank’s lines of financing.
Siemens Gamesa has signed its first contract with Brennand Investimentos
to supply 27 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines for the Arizona and Honorato wind
farms in Sento Sé, Bahia, with an installed capacity of 94 MW. Delivery
of the turbines is expected for mid-2020.
“This is the first
contract we have signed with Brennand Investimentos and we feel very
proud to be considered a strategic partner for this and future
projects,” states Roberto Prida, Onshore Managing Director of Siemens
Gamesa in Brazil. “Like Brennand Energia and Brennand Investimentos, we
are committed to continue reducing the levelized cost of energy, making
wind power even more affordable and efficient to meet the energy needs
of the country’s Northeast Region”.
The SG 3.4-132 turbine model
received the BNDES FINAME Certificate in early 2019. The certification
means that they meet the requirements of the development bank, providing
project developers with special financing lines for the purchase of the
product.
According to Mozart Siqueira, Chief Executive Officer
of Brennand Investimentos, the decision to use the Siemens Gamesa SG
3.4-132 turbine to produce energy for the free market in Brazil was due
to its technical characteristics, its suitability for the wind of Sento
Sé and the confidence in product quality and maintenance provided by
Siemens Gamesa. “We hope that the signing of this agreement will be the
beginning of a long-term partnership between our companies and that the
introduction of new products by Siemens Gamesa will continue with the
demonstrated quality and competitiveness.”
The SG 3.4-132 onshore
wind turbine is the most competitive product in its segment, featuring
optimal Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) for medium and high winds, rotor
diameter of 132 meters, a flexible power rating of 3.3-3.75 MW
depending on the project requirements, and low risk based on proven
technologies and enhanced performance with the highest levels of
reliability.
The project will add 94 MW of power to the 247.45 MW
produced by Brennand Energia, a company owned by the same family group,
at eight wind farms in the city of Sento Sé. The municipality lies 689
km from the capital Salvador, on the banks of the São Francisco River.
Although the river is known for its hydroelectric power plants, there is
a tendency for investment in wind energy, which brings the advantage of
leaving the river waters available for the region’s main economic
activity: agriculture and farming.
Since 2012, Siemens Gamesa has
provided more than 3.1 GW (more than 1,500 units) for around 60 project
sites across Brazil. The company has a strong footprint in the country,
including a nacelle assembly plant in Camaçari.