The strength of the Northeast in EDF power solutions’ wind generation

The global energy transition is the engine of a new economy. In Brazil, this movement is quite visible in one region: the Northeast. In 2024, the region consolidated itself as the heart of the country’s clean energy, being responsible for an impressive 92.2% of all wind generation in the National Interconnected System (SIN). For EDF power solutions, the northeastern winds are at the core of our growth and decarbonization strategy.

The prominence of the Northeast in wind generation is no coincidence. The region benefits from trade winds, which blow with unparalleled constancy in direction and speed. This regularity allows Brazilian wind farms to achieve an average capacity factor of 54%, surpassing the world average of 34%.

This efficiency is explained by physics: the available power in the wind grows exponentially in relation to its speed. As power is proportional to the cube of speed, the constant winds of the Northeast ensure record productivity, especially during the “wind harvest” season, between June and the end of the year, when the region can supply 100% of its own demand and even export surpluses to the rest of the country.

Our Presence

EDF power solutions’ presence in the Northeast is marked by projects that combine cutting-edge technology and commitment to the free energy market:

• Serra do Seridó Wind Farm (PB): with 85 wind turbines and 480 MW of capacity, it is the company’s largest wind complex in South America. Its second phase entered full commercial operation in 2024, capable of supplying approximately 1.5 million homes annually.

• Folha Larga Norte Wind Complex (BA): located in Campo Formoso, this 344.4 MW asset is capable of meeting the demand of 1.1 million homes per year. With 82 wind turbines, its second phase of commercial operation began in May 2021.

• Serra das Almas Wind Farm (BA): fully inaugurated in November 2025 on the border between Bahia and Minas Gerais, the park has 58 wind turbines and 261 MW of power, focusing on self-production for high energy intensity clients.

In the Northeast, we transform its energy potential into actual power. These assets contribute to our clients’ decarbonization journey, while generating economic and social development in the areas where we operate – after all, the energy transition can only be fair if it is human. Brazil, which already has a predominantly clean electricity matrix, finds in the NE winds another impulse towards a sustainable future, and we at EDF power solutions are ready and active in this vanguard.