Voltalia secures power to support data centre projects in Brazil

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Energy & Sustainability; 11 June 2026; 427 views

Voltalia, an international renewable energy company headquartered in France, has announced a deal that could play an important part in Brazil's efforts to sustainably power its data centres.

It has signed a transmission system use agreement with Brazil’s national electric system operator ONS, securing 322 megawatts of grid connection capacity at the Pecém industrial and port complex in Ceará, a state in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast.

This agreement, says the company, marks a significant milestone in Voltalia’s strategy to position itself as a partner of choice for energy-intensive digital infrastructure projects, particularly in the fast-growing data centre sector.

In fact Voltalia says it is currently in advanced discussions with several data centre operators. The company plans to develop dedicated renewable energy projects, mainly wind power, to meet the increasing demand for reliable and decarbonised electricity.

The area is important too. As Voltalia says, located in a major industrial and logistics hub, the Pecém complex offers a unique combination of available land, robust infrastructure and grid access, making it a strategic location for large-scale digital projects.

The Data Centre Dynamics website notes that Voltalia operates wind, solar, hydro and biomass projects in more than 20 countries, of which Brazil is one of its core markets. The company has an installed and under-construction capacity of 3.55GW, with 2.9GW operational.

Ceará, meanwhile, is fast becoming a data centre hub in the Brazilian market, hosting 26 operational data centres across 13 providers. That said, no data centre customers or project timelines have yet been revealed by Voltalia.