But concern is growing that many of the country’s 3,000 turbines are underperforming, with many arguing that heavy investment needs to be made in O&M and personnel training to keep the machines spinning over the coming years.
“Up to now, Brazil’s wind sector has been concentrated in developing and building the farms, but the operations side has been left by the wayside in a rush to complete projects on time, so problems are starting to arise,” says Pedro Cavalcanti, partner at Brazilian consulting firm Multiempreendimentos.
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