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Brazil has had issues in efficiently providing the required amount of electricity to its citizens at a low cost. One of the main causes to the decreasing performance of energy is due to reoccurring droughts that decrease the power generated

Brazil has had issues in efficiently providing the required amount of electricity to its citizens at a low cost. One of the main causes to the decreasing performance of energy is due to reoccurring droughts that decrease the power generated by hydroelectric facilities. To compensate for the decrease, Brazil brought into use thermal power plants. The power plants being on average 23.7% more expensive than hydroelectric. Wind energy is potentially an alternative source of energy to compensate for the energy decrease during droughts. Brazil has invested in wind farms recently, but, due to issues with the delivery method, only 34% of wind farms are operational. This paper reviews the potential benefit Brazil could receive from investing more resources into developing and operating wind farms. It also proposes that utilization of the best value approach in delivering wind farms could produce operational wind farms quicker and more efficiently than previously experienced.

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    • A Long-Term Solution to Overcome the Problems Caused by Droughts in the Brazilian Power Systems
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    2016-05-20
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    Oliveira, C., Zulanas, C., & Kashiwagi, D. (2016). A Long-term Solution to Overcome the Problems Caused by Droughts in the Brazilian Power Systems. Procedia Engineering, 145, 948-955. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.123

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