EGP
is
building
the
wind
farms
through
its
subsidiary
Enel
Brasil
Participacoes.
The
new
plants,
called
Cristal,
Primavera
and
Sao
Judas,
are
all
located
in
the
same
area
of
inner
Bahia
state,
and
involve
investments
of
around
€166m
($217m).
EGP
won
the
contracts
for
the
farms
in
the
September
2010
wind-power
tender.
The
Italian
group
says
they
will
have
load
factors
of
around
45%,
among
the
highest
levels
in
the
world,
and
operate
for
around
4,000
hours
equivalent
per
year.
Through
the
tender,
EGP
also
secured
a
20-year
contract
to
sell
the
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