page_title: Energy in Brazil
section_title: Wind energy
hierarchical_section_title: Energy in Brazil / Electricity / Wind energy
caption_attribution_description: English: Mean wind speed in Brazil from the Global Wind Atlas
context_page_description: Brazil is the largest energy consumer in South America. It is the most important oil and gas producer in the region and the world's largest ethanol fuel producer. The government agencies responsible for energy policy are the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the National Council for Energy Policy, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels and the National Agency of Electricity. State-owned companies Petrobras and Eletrobras are the major players in Brazil's energy sector, as well as Latin America's.
context_section_description: Brazil's gross wind resource potential is estimated to be about 140 GW, of which 30 GW could be effectively transformed into wind power projects. As of June 2020, according to ONS, total installed capacity was 16.6 GW, with average capacity factor of 44%. While the world average wind production capacity factors is 24,7%, there are areas in Northern Brazil, specially in "Bahia" State, where we can find wind farms with average capacity factors over 60%. Indeed Brazil is the country with best average wind capacity factor.   In 2019, wind energy represented 9% of the energy generated in the country.
caption: Mean Wind Speed in Brazil. [29]
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