New investments for the solar energy market in Bahia this time involve Soltec and Focus Energia
Focus Energia, which operates in the commercialization and generation of solar energy in the renewable market, signed a contract with the Spanish Soltec Power Holdings for the acquisition of equipment for a photovoltaic project in Brazil, more specifically in Bahia, the European company said in a statement this Friday. -fair.
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The agreement involved the supply by Soltec Power of so-called solar trackers, which allow the panels of a plant to follow the movement of the sun during the day with the aim of increasing productivity.
Soltec said that it will supply Focus Energia with 852 megawatts of trackers, and that the start of the installation phase of the project in Bahia, which is scheduled for July 2021.
The followers that will be supplied to Focus Energia are of the bifacial type, for the project in Bahia, and will serve the first phase of the solar energy project, which has potential for future expansions, according to the supplier.
The company Soltec said in a note that it had already signed agreements to supply 2,2 gigawatts of solar trackers in Brazil, out of a total of 8,4 gigawatts of equipment like this negotiated by the company worldwide. The manufacturer is headquartered in Molina de Segura, in Murcia, Spain.
Focus Energia surveys more than BRL 700 million in solar energy projects
Focus Energia, which raised around 765 million reais in an initial public offering in February, has plans to build solar power plants for sale in the so-called free electricity market, where large companies such as industries negotiate power supply contracts. energy directly with suppliers.
Focus Energia's strategy foresees the construction of the solar energy project, called Futura, in Bahia, which would have the potential for up to 3 gigawatts in capacity.
