The city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, Erechim, will benefit from more infrastructure for the generation of electricity in a sustainable way, through the PPP that will enable the construction of the solar power plant

Recently, the city hall of the municipality of Erechim, in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, announced the construction of a solar power plant to supply public buildings on the site. Thus, a PPP will be carried out with a company that has not yet been disclosed to make the construction works feasible, as a way of guaranteeing more sustainability in the city's public supply. 

PPP with investments budgeted at R$ 5,8 million will enable the construction of the new solar power plant in the municipality of Erechim

The city hall of Erechim has a new project that foresees investments of more than R$ 1 billion in the areas of health, education, infrastructure, social assistance, professional qualification and technology, through partnerships with the private sector, and the construction works of the new solar power plant to supply public buildings part of this initiative and should be one of the highlights of the city hall for the year 2022. 

Thus, the city administration stated that the works will have total investments budgeted at BRL 5,8 million and will be made possible through a PPP, although it has not yet disclosed which company will be responsible for the construction works. In addition, Planning Secretary Paulo Jeremias also spoke, and stated that the photovoltaic solar plant will have 1 megawatt of power, with 2.688 photovoltaic modules, a great undertaking for the energy segment of the municipality in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. 

The main objective of the project is that, with the completion of the construction work on the solar power plant, there will be savings of up to 80% in spending on this resource in public buildings in the municipality, such as schools and hospitals. Now, the initial project is already finalized and the city hall awaits the necessary bids for the start of the works, which are expected to be delivered during the year 2022, as a way of accelerating the process of supplying public buildings with fully renewable energy. and clean. 

Bidding process to find the company will be open and the economic return should come in up to three years, according to the engineer responsible for the works

According to the city hall of Erechim, the earthworks on the land of the municipality, where the solar plant will be installed, should already be started in the next few days in the Morada do Sol neighborhood and, with that, the project will be able to walk as planned by the city administration. In addition, the representatives also highlighted that the bidding process for the company that will be responsible for the works will be carried out internally, still during this month of April, and should be announced in May. 

Finally, Diogo Bolzan, the engineer responsible for the works, commented on how this solar power plant will be important for a quick and efficient economic return and also spoke about the relevance of the PPP for the project. The engineer concluded by stating that “The return on investment will be made in three years and all the money saved in energy will be invested in other areas of fundamental importance for the city, such as health and education”.

Now, the city hall of Erechim awaits the next steps to accelerate the work project of the new solar power plant in the city and foresees a smooth journey in relation to the periods until the delivery of the construction at the end of 2022.