Which wind and solar plants had the most curtailment in Brazil in 2026?

From January 1 to October 28, 2026, the plant with the most generation curtailed by ONS restrictions was Monte Verde I (wind, RN), with 97.8 GWh (per-plant sum over the half-hours with a restriction recorded by ONS, the plant page's yardstick); source: ONS open data, read by BrazilGrid.

The 50 plants with the most curtailment in 2026 (GWh)
#Plant (page)SourceStateClusterCapacity (MW)Gated per-plant curtailmentShare in the counter yardstick
1Monte Verde IwindRNConj. Monte Verde67.297.893.8
2Monte Verde IIwindRNConj. Monte Verde67.296.593.7
3São Fernando 4windRNConj. Monte do Ronca83.295.298.1
4São Fernando 1windRNConj. Monte do Ronca76.292.689.9
5São Fernando 2windRNConj. Monte do Ronca72.890.285.8
6Sol do Sertão VIIIsolarBAConj. Sol do Sertão95.284.780.9
7Monte Verde IIIwindRNConj. Monte Verde58.882.182.0
8Cumaru IwindRNConj. Cumaru42.079.472.7
9Ventos de Santa Leia 01windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão67.578.364.7
10Cumaru IIwindRNConj. Cumaru42.077.972.7
11Santo Agostinho 5windRNConj. Santo Agostinho55.877.877.6
12Monte Verde IVwindRNConj. Monte Verde46.276.364.4
13Ventos de Santa Leia 03windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão67.571.364.7
14Ventos de Santa Martina 01windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.071.264.2
15Cumarú IVwindRNConj. Cumaru42.071.072.7
16Ventos de Santa Martina 14windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.070.864.2
17Terra Santa IwindRNConj. Terra Santa60.370.867.6
18Ventos de Santa Leia 12windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão64.970.262.2
19Panorama 02solarPIConj. Ribeiro Gonçalves 500 kV100.070.268.1
20Panorama 03solarPIConj. Ribeiro Gonçalves 500 kV100.069.868.1
21Cumarú IIIwindRNConj. Cumaru42.068.672.7
22Cajuína B11windRNConj. Caju68.468.273.7
23Ventos de Santa Martina 13windRNConj. Rio do Vento67.266.668.5
24Sol do Sertão XIIIsolarBAConj. Sol do Sertão74.866.563.5
25Santo Agostinho 26windRNConj. Santo Agostinho43.466.360.3
26AW Santa RégiawindRNConj. Jandaíra III37.866.169.9
27Catanduba RN IIwindRNConj. Monte Verde49.565.269.0
28Panorama 01solarPIConj. Ribeiro Gonçalves 500 kV100.064.668.1
29Ventos de São Januário 23windRNConj. Rio do Vento58.863.459.9
30Ventos de Santa Martina 10windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.063.364.2
31Cajuína A5windRNConj. Caju51.362.655.3
32Ventos de Santa Leia 04windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão67.162.164.3
33Ventos de Santa Leia 02windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão67.562.164.7
34Ventos de Santa Martina 12windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.061.464.3
35Ventos de Santa Martina 11windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.061.364.2
36Santo Agostinho 4windRNConj. Santo Agostinho37.261.351.7
37Alegria IIwindRNAlegria II100.661.161.1
38Cumarú VwindRNConj. Cumaru37.861.165.4
39Ventos de Santa Leia 14windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão66.161.063.3
40Santo Agostinho 17windRNConj. Santo Agostinho43.461.060.3
41Canoa QuebradawindCEConj. Aracati II57.060.941.2
42Rei dos Ventos 1windRNRei dos Ventos 158.460.760.7
43Miassaba 3windRNMiassaba 368.560.160.1
44Ventos de Santa Leia 13windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão66.159.563.4
45Belmonte 2-6solarPEConj. Belmonte50.059.523.9
46Ventos de Santa Martina 09windRNConj. Rio do Vento63.059.164.2
47Arinos 5solarMGConj. Arinos 2 500 kV48.158.923.8
48Boqueirão IwindRNConj. Jerusalém42.058.164.3
49Jerusalém VIwindRNConj. Jerusalém33.657.151.1
50Ventos de Santa Leia 05windRNConj. Rio do Vento Expansão67.556.964.7

Gated per-plant curtailment = the plant's sum of max(estimated − measured, 0) over the half-hours with a restriction (the number on the plant page). Share in the counter yardstick = the plant's part of its cluster's curtailment, split by capacity (RO-AO.BR.13), plus the estimate when the plant has no data. The shares of all plants add up to Brazil's total; the per-plant sum does not.

Frequently asked questions

Which wind or solar plant had the most curtailment in 2026?

From January 1 to October 28, 2026, the plant with the most generation curtailed by ONS restrictions was Monte Verde I (wind, RN), with 97.8 GWh (per-plant sum over the half-hours with a restriction recorded by ONS, the plant page's yardstick); source: ONS open data, read by BrazilGrid.

How many of the top 50 are wind plants?

43 of the 50 plants with the most curtailment in 2026 are wind and 7 are solar.

What is the share in the counter yardstick?

It is the plant's part of its cluster's curtailment, split by installed capacity (RO-AO.BR.13), plus the estimated curtailment when the plant has no data. Added up, the shares match Brazil's total (33.81 TWh in 2026).

Where can I see each plant's detail?

Each name in the table opens the plant's page in gridAssets (usinas.brazilgrid.com/usina/<CEG>), with the monthly curtailment series, the split by reason and the cluster.

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Updated 2026-10-29 15:29 (Brasília time, UTC-3) with data through 2026-10-28. Primary source: ONS open data (dados.ons.org.br); BrazilGrid reads and consolidates.