Quixaba — Brazil
Wind power plant in Ceara, Brazil. Approximate location -4.5634, -37.6885.
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Quixaba is a 25.5 MW wind power plant in Ceara, Brazil. It is operated by Alupar Investimento SA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 22k homes (estimated). It ranks #885 of 2,572 Brazil power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 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 BRA0030369.
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 · L100000905364; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 25.5 MW, Quixaba is around the median wind plant in Brazil (27.2 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.
Key facts
- Share of Brazil wind capacity
- 0.2% of 10,300 MW across 412 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 67 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).
Owner
Operated by Alupar Investimento SA [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 As) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 4.6°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
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
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #237 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
- Eólica Canoa Quebrada · Wind · 10.5 MW · Ceara
- Lagoa do Mato · Wind · 3.23 MW · Ceara
- Aracati · Oil · 11.5 MW · Ceara
- Enacel · Wind · 31.5 MW · Ceara
- Canoa Quebrada · Wind · 57 MW · Ceara
- Bons Ventos · Wind · 50 MW · Ceara
Location
Coordinates -4.5634, -37.6885 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Quixaba?
Quixaba is a 25.5 MW wind power plant in Ceara, Brazil, commissioned in 2012.
Who operates Quixaba?
Quixaba is operated by Alupar Investimento SA [100%].