Brazil green lights 188 MW of green plants to start operations

Wind farm in Brazil. Author: Otávio Nogueira. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Brazil's power sector regulator Aneel approved eight renewable power plants with a combined capacity of roughly 187.9 MW to begin commercial or test operations.

More details on the power plants are available in the table below.

Plant Name	Type	Capacity green light	State
Rudolf	Small hydropower	9.2 MW	Santa Catarina
Pirapora 5	Solar	30 MW	Minas Gerais
Aura Mangueira VI	Wind	27 MW	Rio Grande do Sul
Pedra Rajada		12 MW	Rio Grande do Norte
Pedra Rajada II		20 MW	Rio Grande do Norte
Sao Judas		29.9 MW	Bahia
Primavera
Cristal

The Rudolf small HPP was okayed to start commercial operations, while the remaining seven received the go-ahead for test operations.

After the test period, if the seven plants present positive results, they will also be cleared to commence commercial operations, according to Aneel's documents.

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