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The construction works of the largest photovoltaic plant in Latin America in Piauí will generate 2000 direct and indirect jobs
The multinational JKL Energy, developer of projects and technologies in renewable energy, arrives in Brazil with a project to build the largest photovoltaic plant in Latin America. The solar energy plant will be built in the region between the municipalities of Guaribas and Caracol, in the state of Piauí and promises to generate 2000 jobs in the region! Raízen of the Shell Group wants to build three plants producing ethanol made from sugarcane bagasse and straw
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For Maurício Souza, CEO of JKL Energy, “The Sustainable Brazil Project will not only generate 1GW of renewable energy, but will also help in the socioeconomic development of the municipality and its surroundings through job creation, workforce qualification, infrastructure development and urban mobility”.
The Sustainable Brazil Project, promoted by JKL Energy together with the Government of the State of Piauí, aims to implement the largest photovoltaic plant in Latin America.
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The plant is located in the region between the municipalities of Guaribas and Caracol, in Piauí and has a total of 4 million solar energy panels, divided into portions of 500.000 panels over 500 hectares (1.235,5 acres).
2000 jobs will be generated for the construction of the largest solar power plant in Latin America, in Piauí
The project also foresees the development in the region of both the economy and the infrastructure of cities and mobility. The forecast is that 2.000 direct and indirect jobs will be generated in 4 years, in addition to the development of towns and cities in the region.
The centralized photovoltaic solar power plant installed by JKL Energy will provide 1 GW of power for the power grid and for local electrification.
In addition to the Sustainable Brazil Project, the multinational also has projects outside the country. According to CEO of the company, all are already in execution and the launch forecast is for 2023. “Our purpose is to promote Sustainable, Technological and Innovation development (through projects) implementing Smart Cities and creating electric mobility in Urban, Road and Railways” he concludes.
JKL Energy, founded in 2015, operates in the renewable, alternative and cogeneration energy segment. Composed of a technical engineering team specialized in this segment, with the purpose of developing solutions in projects, implementations, commissioning, operations and maintenance of centralized and decentralized systems.
