Osório wind farm
Osorio, Brazil
The Osório wind farm (Parque Eólico de Osório in Portuguese) is a wind farm in Southern Brazil, on land near the coast, located near the coastal city of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul. It has maximum power generation capacity of 318 megawatts, a large capacity which ranks among the largest in the southern hemisphere. Osório Wind Farm, situated in Osório, is formed by nine wind plants. The main entrance is by the RST-101, km 1,5, where the Visitor Center is. The public attendance starts from 09:40 am until 6:00 pm, including the weekends. Osorio Wind Farm is 90 kilometers away from the capital Porto Alegre and it is on a flat area near Barros Lake on a 10 to 18 meters medium altitude above the sea level. The wind farm is situated on leased lands of Osório, covering approximately 10.400 hectares which only 320 hectares are straightly occupied by the wind farms infrastructures. The project has 148 turbines with a 317,9 MW installed capacity.
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