Brazilian power tenders attract more than 52GW of projects

More than 52GW-worth of new projects has been registered for the two Brazilian power tenders due to be held in 2012.

The A-3 tender, for projects coming online in 2015, is scheduled for 28 June. The A-5 auction for those entering service in 2017 is due to be held on 16 August.

The A-3 – seen as the more desirable for wind power projects – has 663 projects registered with a total capacity of 27.1GW.

Of that total 583 are wind projects, accounting for 14.2GW, while 10.3GW is natural gas capacity from 26 plants. The tender is completed by 1.1GW of biomass, 420MW of small-hydro and 941MW of large hydropower projects.

The A-3 tender could…

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