The capital saved on the energy bill, resulting from the installation of solar plants in schools, can be reinvested in structural improvements
The government of the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN) signed, on Monday, December 20, two terms of cooperation with Neoenergia-Cosern, with the aim of enabling the installation of solar panels in all 620 schools that are part of the state education network. The first contractual measures to be taken will be the installation of photovoltaic systems, and the replacement of conventional lamps by LED lamps in the headquarter building of the Secretary of State for Education and Culture, in the Administrative Center, in Natal (RN), whose estimated budget is BRL 819 thousand.
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Another document that is part of the agreement for installing solar energy in schools provides a period of up to 90 days for Neoenergia to carry out studies and verify the conditions for installing the systems in each of the schools. For this, an amount of R$1 million will be allocated, the result of amendments by Senator Jean-Paul Prates (PT) for the installation of new technologies.
According to information from the Government of Rio Grande do Norte, it is expected that solar energy plants will start operating in state schools in the first quarter of next year and the expectation is that savings of up to 75% will be guaranteed in consumption. power.
In addition, those responsible stated that the money saved with electricity will be redirected to improvements in the structure of the state schools' facilities, which are used by more than 220 students every day.
Other solar power plants
The Government of Rio Grande do Norte also secured, in December, another partnership with the objective of encouraging the generation of solar energy in the state. The project will build eight new solar energy generation plants in the municipalities of Assu, Acari, Caicó, Alto Rodrigues, Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, Baraúnas, Jucurutu and Apodi.
For this, the investment will be R$ 110 million and is the result of a partnership with the company Atua Energia, which will generate around 320 direct jobs by the end of 2023. Currently, the State Government is streamlining the procedures for granting environmental licenses and legal security. The plan will also serve 500 customers with monthly electricity consumption of around R$10.
solar power generation
Solar energy can be generated through the direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, using photovoltaic cells, or through the heliothermal system, in which the energy from the sun is captured and used to heat water in homes or other places. In both cases, power generation is non-polluting and requires little maintenance.
