Aratuá I — Brazil

Aratuá I is a 14.4 MW wind power plant in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It ranks #1209 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 15.7% of Brazil's electricity; the national grid averages 110 gCO₂/kWh (88.7% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0030121.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000905009; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 14.4 MW, Aratuá I is below the median wind plant in Brazil (27.2 MW). Technically it is described as Offshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #348 largest wind power plant of 412 in Brazil by capacity.

Brazil has 412 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 10,300 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Alegria I · Wind · 51 MW · Rio Grande do Norte
• Alegria II · Wind · 100.7 MW · Rio Grande do Norte
• Miassaba II · Wind · 14.4 MW · Rio Grande do Norte
• Mangue Seco 2 · Wind · 26 MW · Rio Grande do Norte
• Mangue Seco 1 · Wind · 26 MW · Rio Grande do Norte
• Mangue Seco 3 · Wind · 26 MW · Rio Grande do Norte

Location

Coordinates -5.0919, -36.3377 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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