Terra Santa & Maral Wind Farms

Terra Santa and Maral are wind projects located in northeastern Brazil. Together, they generate enough electricity to fulfil the needs of more than 400,000 households in Brazil.

FACTS

Location

Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Technology

Wind

Attributes

Environmental impact, Local impact, New plant

Producing electricity since

June 2021

Developer/owner

Eren do Brasil

Estimated annual generation

730 GWh

Total capacity

159.8 MW

Terra Santa (92.3 MW) and Maral (67.5 MW) are wind projects located in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, a northeastern region of Brazil. Together, they generate 730 GWh per year, which is enough to supply the needs of more than 400,000 households in Brazil.

Through these wind farms, Eren do Brasil contributes to building a low-carbon environment in Brazil and to enhance socio-economic development.

Total investment of the Terra Santa and Maral facilities amounts to BRL 829 million (~USD 154 million).

Socio-economic impact

Through the Terra Santa and Maral wind farms, Eren contributes both to building a low-carbon environment in Brazil and to enhancing socio-economic development in the area.

About 1,650 workers were hired on-site during construction works and 30 permanent jobs will be created during the operation and maintenance phase.

Wind power and its contribution to socio-economic development

Rio Grande do Norte has 4 GW of installed wind power capacity, according to the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (ABEEólica). The value represents 27% of the country’s total energy production, making wind a national energy leader.

Brazil possesses significant potential for wind power, which brings with it considerable commercial viability. Wind power has typically been developed in areas marked by poverty. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the Mato Grande territory has 3,758 MW of installed capacity across 114 wind farms. In contrast to this, 5,191 families across 73 rural settlements live in poverty, and are subjected to restrictions on land use caused by water shortages, all without benefitting from the technological and economic progress brought about by these energy installations.