The board of directors of the BNDES approved R$ 358 million in financing for the construction of four wind farms in the state of Ceará, Brazil.
The projects comprise the Trairi Project, which will have a total installed capacity of 115.4MW and will begin operations in January 2013. The wind farms, consisting of Special Purpose Companies, are controlled indirectly by Tractebel Energia S.A. and directly by Energias Eólicas do Nordeste S.A. BNDES funds represent 68.4% of the total project investment. The wind farms that are part of the Trairi Project are: Fleixeiras, with financing of R$ 97 million; Guajiru, R$ 93.6 million; Mundaú, R$ 87.4 million; and Trairi, R$ 79.9 million. The first three will have an installed capacity of 30MW and the fourth, 25.4MW.
The projects comprise the Trairi Project, which will have a total installed capacity of 115.4MW and will begin operations in January 2013. The wind farms, consisting of Special Purpose Companies, are controlled indirectly by Tractebel Energia S.A. and directly by Energias Eólicas do Nordeste S.A. BNDES funds represent 68.4% of the total project investment. The wind farms that are part of the Trairi Project are: Fleixeiras, with financing of R$ 97 million; Guajiru, R$ 93.6 million; Mundaú, R$ 87.4 million; and Trairi, R$ 79.9 million. The first three will have an installed capacity of 30MW and the fourth, 25.4MW.