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Emiliana

Wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil. Approximate location -13.91, -42.6242.

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Emiliana is a 28 MW wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil. It is operated by Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 24k homes (estimated). It ranks #811 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. 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).

28Legacy source-record capacity
23,997homes powered (est.)
2014commissioned (~12 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0030807.

Data status

Known data

FacilityEmiliana WRI
CountryBrazil · Bahia WRI
Coordinates-13.91, -42.6242 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity28 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerEnel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda [100%] WRI
Commissioned2014 WRI
TechnologyOnshore WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#811 of 2572 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#188 of 412 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.04× · 27 MW median · 412 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent23,997 calculated
Climate21.1°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 31/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 28 MW, Emiliana is around the median wind plant in Brazil (27 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. 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.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Brazil

Praia Formosa: 105 MW105Praia Form…Alegria II: 101 MW101Alegria IIParque Eólico Elebrás Cidreira 1: 70 MW70Parque Eól…Miassaba 3: 68 MW68Miassaba 3Rei dos Ventos 3: 60 MW60Rei dos Ve…Rei dos Ventos 1: 58 MW58Rei dos Ve…Canoa Quebrada: 57 MW57Canoa Queb…Eólica Icaraizinho: 55 MW55Eólica Ica…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 13.9°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

21.1°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,139cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
939 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 22 °CJF: 22 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 21 °CAM: 20 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 19 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 21 °CSO: 22 °CON: 22 °CND: 22 °CD22 °C

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
31/100environmental-severity index
3.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
365 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #188 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

Location

Coordinates -13.91, -42.6242 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Emiliana?

Emiliana is a 28 MW source-record wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil, commissioned in 2014.

How many homes can Emiliana power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 23,997 homes (estimated).

Who operates Emiliana?

Emiliana is operated by Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda [100%].

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