The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that Brazil has secured 16.6 GW of wind energy through energy auctions , as part of the country 's Ten Year Energy Plan 2024 , which should see wind energy capacity increase to 24 GW by 2020 . Brazil is now 10th on a global basis when it comes to installed wind power generating capacity, the government said. Of the contracted 16.6 GW of power , 6.9 GW started operations in the last year , 3.6 GW are currently under construction and 2 GW are in their early stages of development . President José Rousseff said that Brazil would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 37 % by 2025 from 2005 levels , and reduce emissions by 20 % by 2030 .
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that Brazil has secured 16.6 GW of wind energy through energy auctions , as part of the country 's Ten Year Energy Plan 2024 , which should see wind energy capacity increase to 24 GW by 2020 . Of the contracted 16.6 GW of power , 6.9 GW started operations in the last year , 3.6 GW are currently under construction and 2 GW are in their early stages of development . President José Rousseff said that Brazil would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 37 % by 2025 from 2005 levels , and reduce emissions by 20 % by 2030 .