Enel starts operations of Delfina wind farm in Brazil

Rome - Enel, through its Brazilian renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes ("EGPB"), has begun operation of its Delfina wind farm, which has a total installed capacity of 180 MW. The facility is located in the municipality of Campo Formoso, in Brazil's north-eastern state of Bahia. "The entry into service of Delfina, which is Enel's largest wind farm in Brazil, is a testament to our team's ability to quickly and efficiently build and commission our projects, making Brazil a leading contributor to the Group's growth in renewables", said Carlo Zorzoli, Enel's Country Manager in Brazil. "Delfina's start of operation reinforces our commitment to Brazil's growing renewable energy sector, and thanks to the sustainable initiatives we are implementing in the areas surrounding the plant, we are contributing to local biodiversity and to the development of neighbouring communities. The Group invested approximately 400 million US dollars in the construction of Delfina, which comes as part of the investments outlined in the company's current strategic plan and will be financed through the Group's own sources as well as a loan provided by the Brazilian Development Bank ("BNDES"). Delfina is capable of generating more than 800 GWh per year, enough to meet the annual energy consumption needs of 390,000 Brazilian households while avoiding the emission of more than 490,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. EGPB built about 90 kilometers of transmission line to connect the wind farm to the nearest local energy distribution substation in the city of Juazeiro.