Comprising Calango, I, II,
III, IV, V and VI, together with Santana I e II, Calangos Complex covers
a geographical area that includes the cities of Bodó, Lagoa Nova and Santana
dos Matos, in Rio Grande do Norte (RN).
The project has an
installed capacity of 234MW, divided among 117 2MW GAMESA wind turbines;
Calango and Santana I each have 15 wind turbines; Santana II has 12 wind
turbines. These numbers place Calangos Complex as Neoenergia's largest wind
farm in Brazil, being among the largest developments of the sector in the
country.
Its construction started in
2014. The commercial operation took place in two steps. The first one, in
January 2006, started the energy production from the Calango I to V farms,
while in the second, in December 2016, Calango VI and Santana I and II parks
started operation.
As a result of its
installed capacity of 234 MW, Calangos Complex is an important agent in aiding
the control and stability of the national interconnected system (SIN) in the
Northeast micro-region of the country. Furthermore, it also contributes to the
social development of Serra de Santana region, with the generation of direct
and indirect jobs and with the payment of royalties to the owners of the land
leased for the project's installation.