24 MW to Ceara from Suzlon Suzlon Energia Eolica do Brasil Ltda. announced a new wind energy order from the Servtec Group to set up, operate and maintain a 24 MW (megawatt) wind farm in the state of Ceara, Brazil. The wind farm is a partnership between Servtec and the Brazilian investment fund manager, Rio Bravo Investimentos, and will comprise of 12 units of Suzlon's S95 - 2 MW wind turbines. The wind energy project is scheduled to be commissioned in phases by December, 2013. This is the second partnership between energy and engineering major Servtec and Suzlon, which already has 155 MW of wind energy capacity operating across four wind farms in Ceara. Suzlon established its presence in Brazil in 2006. In just over five years, the company has installed 11 wind farm projects with a total installed capacity of 389 MW and employs over 180 people. Suzlon operations in the country are located at Ceara State. 
IMPSA completes 222 MW commercial commissioning The approval of the Amparo Wind Farm, located in the municipality of Água Doce (State of Santa Catarina), represents the completion and commercial commissioning by Energimp of the last of the 10 wind farms that make up the Santa Catarina wind project, which totals 222 MW of installed capacity. It is important to note that Energimp is an IMPSA and FI-FGTS-controlled company. The wind farms are equipped with IV 77 wind turbines of 1.5 MW, provided by WPE, an IMPSA Group company. The entire project was financed by Caixa Econômica Federal, the bank managing the funds provided by the BNDES (National Development Bank). The increase from 4.8 MW to 226.8 MW of installed capacity in the State of Santa Catarina contributes to the promotion of renewable energies in Brazil. From the economic and social point of view, this is also a great achievement since low-income families living in Santa Catarina have benefited from the creation of 1500 direct jobs and more than 7000 indirect jobs. This will, in turn, improve municipal, state and federal tax collection rates. IMPSA Energy is the largest investor in wind power in Latin America, with 322 MW in projects already in commercial operation, 285 MW in projects under construction, and with purchase and sale contracts signed with different countries for a total of 535 MW. 2011 total approvals for wind energy reached R$ 3.3 billion, an increase of 275% compared to 2010 The Board of Directors of the BNDES approved financing in four different projects for the construction of 26 wind farms, all in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, amounting to R$ 1.8 billion. The projects will have an installed capacity of 628.8 megawatts and will require total investments of R$ 2.6 billion. Source: LAWEA News Bulletin Ed. 102 | 
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