With 205MW installed capacity, Chapada I is able to supply energy for 500,000 homes, creating an estimated 700 direct jobs and 2000 indirect jobs during its construction

The project was awarded with a 20 years’ term PPA in the Brazilian energy auction held in August 2013. Contour Global is setting the pace to meet the commitments established under the auction rules, most importantly COD in September 2015, being already the first company of those awarded to mobilize construction.

The complex consists of 7 adjacent wind farms, with a mix of GE technologies GE1.85MW and GE1.7MW. The investment is a partnership between Casa dos Ventos, a Brazilian wind project developer, and Chesf, a generation and transmission company owned by Eletrobras.

Chapada III Wind Complex was the third successful wind deal executed in Brazil by ContourGlobal in 2014, being awarded in the same Brazilian energy auction of Chapada II, held in November 2013, with 20 years’ term PPA for 60 MW. The Complex, comprised of two adjacent wind farms (Ventos de Santo Augusto III and Ventos de Santo Augusto V, with 29.6 MW of installed capacity for each one). The Complex is located in the South of Piaui State, in the board of Plateau, one of the windiest regions of Chapada do Araripe. As of Chapada II, the projects benefited from high synergies during the construction and operations.

Santo Augusto III and V are comprised of 32 wind turbines of GE technologies GE 1.85MW, selected specially to optimize its annual energy production.