Morro Branco I — Brazil
Wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil. Approximate location -9.8379, -41.0447.
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Morro Branco I is a 32.9 MW wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 28k homes (estimated). It ranks #567 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id BRA0031336.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000905403; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 32.9 MW, Morro Branco I is well above the median wind plant in Brazil (27.2 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil wind capacity
- 0.3% of 10,300 MW across 412 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 201 of 411 dated wind plants in Brazil are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Brazil
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Climate zone & how it works
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 9.8°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
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 #22 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
- Banda de Couro · Wind · 32.9 MW · Bahia
- Mussambê · Wind · 32.9 MW · Bahia
- Baraúnas II · Wind · 25.9 MW · Bahia
- São Pedro do Lago · Wind · 30 MW · Bahia
- Pedra Branca · Wind · 30 MW · Bahia
- Sete Gameleiras · Wind · 30 MW · Bahia
Location
Coordinates -9.8379, -41.0447 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Morro Branco I?
Morro Branco I is a 32.9 MW wind power plant in Bahia, Brazil, commissioned in 2015.