Localisation  

Country	Portugal
County/Zone	Viana do Castelo (Norte)
City	Melgaço - Monçao - Paredes de Coura - Valença
Wind farm type	Onshore wind farm

Key dates  

	26 MW commissioned
	26 MW commissioned
	22 MW commissioned
	30 MW commissioned
	10 MW commissioned
	28 MW commissioned
	32 MW commissioned
	10 MW commissioned
	56 MW commissioned
	23 MW commissioned

Players  

Developers	#ND
Operator
Owners
Manufacturers	Enercon #ND

Turbines   

Operational	Enercon E82/2000 (x 61)
Operational	Enercon E70/2000 (x 59)
Operational	#ND (x 10)

Sources  

Details  

Part #1

Part	Alto do Corisco
City	Melgaço
Commissioning
Turbines	5x Enercon E70/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 70 m)
Total nominal power	10,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 1' 5.9" - Longitude -8° 14' 37.9"
Altitude	1200 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #2

Part	Alto do Corisco
City	Melgaço
Commissioning
Turbines	28x Enercon E82/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 82 m)
Total nominal power	56,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 1' 5.9" - Longitude -8° 14' 37.9"
Altitude	1200 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #3

Part	Mendoiro/Bustavade
City	Monçao
Commissioning
Turbines	13x Enercon E82/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 82 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	26,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 0' 29.6" - Longitude -8° 25' 33.2"
Altitude	750 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #4

Part	Mendoiro/Bustavade
City	Monçao
Commissioning
Turbines	13x Enercon E70/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 70 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	26,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 0' 29.6" - Longitude -8° 25' 33.2"
Altitude	750 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #5

Part	Picos
City	Melgaço
Commissioning
Turbines	11x Enercon E70/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 70 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	22,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 4' 52.4" - Longitude -8° 12' 24.1"
Altitude	1100 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #6

Part	Picos
City	Melgaço
Commissioning
Turbines	15x Enercon E82/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 82 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	30,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 4' 52.4" - Longitude -8° 12' 24.1"
Altitude	1100 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #7

Part	Picoto/São Silvestre
City	Valença, Paredes de Coura
Commissioning
Turbines	5x Enercon E82/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 82 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	10,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 41° 59' 25.3" - Longitude -8° 34' 6.4"
Altitude	700 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #8

Part	Picoto/São Silvestre
City	Valença, Paredes de Coura
Commissioning
Turbines	14x Enercon E70/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 70 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	28,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 41° 58' 49" - Longitude -8° 33' 24.6"
Altitude	700 m
Precise localization	Yes

Part #9

Part	Picoto/São Silvestre
City	Monçao
Commissioning
Turbines	10x (manufacturer name not available)
Total nominal power	23,000 kW
Status	Operational
Operator	ND
Owners	ND/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 0' 55.4" - Longitude -8° 20' 44.1"
Precise localization	No

Part #10

Part	Santo Antonio
City	Monçao
Commissioning
Turbines	16x Enercon E70/2000 (power 2,000 kW, diameter 70 m)
Hub height
Total nominal power	32,000 kW
Status	Operational
Developers	/
Operator
Owners	/
Coordinates	Latitude 42° 0' 30.3" - Longitude -8° 17' 58"
Altitude	1100 m
Precise localization	Yes

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	Nearby wind farms Alagoa de Cima (13 km) As Neves (13 km) Arbo (15 km) Montouto 2000 (16 km) Fonteavia II (23 km) Fonteavia I (24 km) Vieiro (27 km) Deva (29 km) Sao Paio (36 km) Bidueiros Fase I (39 km)

	Insights Production capacity Portugal : 5,990.0 MW (end of 2025) Viana do Castelo (Norte) : 370.3 MW (*)

	Légende #ND : no data (*) : according to The Wind Power database

	Update for this sheet 6 June 2024