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Elera, from the Brookfield group, will invest R$1,2 billion to expand installed capacity from 1,2 GWp to 1,6 GWp at the Janaúba Complex, generating jobs and reducing CO2 emissions. CEO announces.
The installed capacity of the solar complex in Janaúba, Minas Gerais, will be expanded by Elera Renováveis, which belongs to the Brookfield group. O photovoltaic solar energy, which is currently the largest solar complex in Brazil, will go from 1,2 GWp to 1,6 GWp of power with an investment of R$1,2 billion. Work is expected to begin in January 2024 and be completed in the first quarter of 2025, creating approximately 4 direct and indirect jobs during construction.
O solar complex of Janaúba, opened in July, will be expanded by Elera Renováveis, from the Brookfield group, which will invest R$ 1,2 billion to add another 422 MWp of power. With the expansion, the enterprise will further consolidate itself as the largest solar complex in Brazil, contributing to the economic development of the region and generating thousands of jobs. The works are expected to begin in January 2024 and be completed in the first quarter of 2025, further strengthening the site's prominent position in the solar energy segment in the country.
Expansion of the largest solar complex in Brazil
An additional 840 will be installed solar modules, totaling 3,48 million modules for generation. According to Elera, the energy for the expansion is already at almost 60% marketed No. free market and with advanced negotiations to reach 84% of its commercialized capacity, also with self-production.
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Expansion of the Janaúba solar complex
The expansion area of the complex is more than 960 acres, the equivalent of 1.440 football fields with the capacity to supply energy to 1,164 million residences. The project foresees the reduction of more than 2,4 million tonnes de CO2 emissions to the environment.
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‘We currently have a power operational installed capacity of 3,96 GW and projects under development of something around 2,88 GW of capacity installed. Only in 2024, we incorporated into our operational portfolio, in addition to the Janaúba Solar Complex, five wind farms with 540 MW of installed capacity, the result of three acquisitions and the completion of the construction of the Seridó Wind Complex, located in Rio Grande do Norte', he informed Fernando Mano, CEO of Elera Renováveis, in release.
Source: EPBR
