May 8, 2024--Written by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Statkraft Energy AS (Oslo, Norway) is establishing its first solar plant in Brazil, strengthening its foothold in the South American country's energy sector.

Statkraft plans to invest 926 million reals (about US$181 million) to build the Sol de Brotas complex in Bahia, northern Brazil, a solar power complex with a 275-megawatt peak (MWp) capacity. The project aims to transform the Ventos de Santa Eugenia and Morro do Cruzeiro windfarms into hybrid wind-solar complexes.