Delta do Parnaíba — Brazil

Delta do Parnaíba is a 30 MW wind power plant in Piaui, Brazil. It ranks #646 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 BRA0030838.

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 148 MW for Delta Piauí wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000905419; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 30 MW, Delta do Parnaíba is well above 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 #78 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

• Pedra do Sal · Wind · 18 MW · Piaui
• Porto Salgado · Wind · 20 MW · Piaui
• Porto do Delta · Wind · 30.8 MW · Piaui
• Porto das Barcas · Wind · 20 MW · Piaui
• Testa Branca I · Wind · 22 MW · Piaui
• Testa Branca III · Wind · 22 MW · Piaui

Location

Coordinates -2.8318, -41.7136 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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