Shell announced on Friday that it has applied for a permit from the Brazilian environmental agency Ibama to generate offshore wind power in six areas of the country.
The six projects are located in the Brazilian states of Piaui, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul. The total installed capacity of the projects will be 17 gigawatts.
Studies of the areas are due to start early this year.
“The initiative demonstrates Shell’s commitment to Brazil, as well as the materialization of the “Driving Progress” strategy, focused on decarbonization goals for the energy transition,” the company said in a statement.
In early January, the Brazilian government issued a decree that opens space for the development of offshore wind power generation in the country.