business plan for 2004 - EDP

This increase was a result of the enlargement of the
Cabeço Rainha Wind Farm (6 MW) and of the coming
on stream of the Serra do Barroso Wind Farm (18 MW).
Despite the fact that average wind-farm generation was
lower than in the previous year, output was 128 GWh,
13.8% more than in 2002 due to the start of generation
of the wind farms mentioned above.
With regard to new wind-farm projects, construction of
the Fonte da Quelha (12 MW), Alto do Talefe (12 MW)
and Padrela (7.5 MW) wind farms was nearing
completion at the end of 2003, and they are expected to
come on-stream during January 2004. A start was also
made on the construction of the Vila Nova (20 MW)
and Açor (20 MW) wind farms, expected to come into
service during the second and third quarters of 2004.
At end of 2003, the Alagoa de Cima (13.5 MW) wind
farm was at the call for tenders stage, an undertaking in
which ENERNOVA has a 40% stake and is expected to
be commissioned at the end of 2004 or beginning of
2005.
As far as other projects are concerned, some of which in
partnership, about 111 MVA were at the licensing stage
and about 227 MVA at the study stage. The first group
includes 20.6 MVA acquired from three promoters,
which will be included in the Serra d’el Rei Wind Farm,
to be commissioned in 2005.
Taken together, the wind farms in service, at the
construction/call for tenders stage and in the portfolio
under ENERNOVA management at the end of 2003 had
a total Grid connection power of about 400 MVA, or
about 12.5% of the total already granted by the DGE up
to 2007.
• Biomass Generation
EDP Produção Bioeléctrica, S.A., now owns the
Mortágua Forest Residue power station.
2003 - Annual Report - EDP
This plant, with an installed power of 9 MW, came into
service in 1999, with a net generation in 2003 of about
38 GWh, an increase of 2.2% compared to 2002. This
was a result of several technical improvements to some
of the equipment and industrial installations.
A total of about 90,000 tonnes of forest residues were
consumed, of which about 78% were direct forest
residues and 22% pine and eucalyptus bark.
• Cogeneration
EDP Cogeração is engaged, on the one hand, in
continuing the management of Soporgen and Energin,
owners of natural gas cogeneration plants providing
electricity and heat to the manufacturing facilities of
Soporcel and Solvay Portugal and, on the other hand,
in determining and implementing new projects.