Brazil joins the Global Offshore Wind Alliance

(MME) Brazil, represented by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, officially joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA). The commitment was formalized at the GOWA Ministerial Meeting, which took place during COP 28, in Dubai. The European Union, Panama and the United States state of California also joined the Alliance at the same time.

Representing the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the National Secretary for Energy Transition and Planning, Thiago Barral, highlighted that Brazil recognizes the need to accelerate the transition to a cleaner energy matrix.

“Offshore wind energy presents itself as part of the portfolio of viable solutions. The creation of an international community of good practices, proposed by GOWA, is an effective approach to promoting collaboration and the exchange of knowledge among its members”, stated Barral.

“Brazil is a global leader in the decarbonization of the energy matrix. Around 90% of our electricity is already supplied with clean and renewable sources. The numbers of the onshore wind industry in the country are impressive. Currently the country has more than 26 GW of installed capacity, distributed in more than 900 wind farms located in 12 Brazilian states. We want the Brazilian potential of over 700 GW of offshore wind to produce clean energy for the world”, he pointed out.

“We will continue to invest, as a priority, in clean and renewable energy. Of course, without distancing ourselves from the necessary energy security. Brazil is, and will be even more so, the source of clean and renewable energy for the world. With this objective, I have personally worked in coordination with the Brazilian National Congress, to finally approve a legal framework for offshore wind farms”, stated minister Alexandre Silveira. “We are breaking down barriers to the development of this new and promising frontier of renewable energy in Brazil,” he added.

With public policies, Brazil can develop new technologies and, thus, establish favorable conditions for the development of the more than 90 offshore wind projects already registered in the country.