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Since 2012, own generation of solar energy has attracted around BRL 1,9 billion in investments to RJ, generating more than 10,2 thousand jobs and raising more than BRL 451 million to the coffers of the state.
The Government of Rio de Janeiro announced on Wednesday (20) that it will make available around R$ 80 million to subsidize projects in the solar energy industry. The intention is to attract investments to the area and place RJ within the route of the solar power generation, generating jobs and income. According to the management of the State of Rio de Janeiro, all resources will be in a fund that is already being prepared by the development agency AgeRio. Resources may be allocated to Rural Production, schools, hospitals and also to popular housing. In addition, a program to revitalize industrial condominiums will also be launched and will be part of the group that will use the resources applied by the government of RJ.
Government of RJ applies resources in favor of the main sectors of the State, in particular, the solar energy sector
According to the Secretary of Economic Development of the State of Rio, Cássio Coelho, there is a growing demand for enterprises setting up in RJ, which could benefit from the cost reduction offered by solar energy.
This initiative was jointly agreed with the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Absolar, the concessionaires Light, Enel and Energisa, Codin, and AgeRio, in addition to other entrepreneurs in the sector.
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According to Absolar, RJ has 342,8 megawatts (MW) in solar energy operation in homes, businesses, industries, rural properties and public buildings. The state also has 41.389 operational connections, distributed among the 92 municipalities of Rio de Janeiro.
Power generation for smart cities
The executive branch of Rio de Janeiro is working on a new project to turn some municipalities in the state into models of “smart cities”. In February, the Italian networks Enel X, Leonardo and TIM signed a memorandum of intent (MoU) with the government of Rio de Janeiro to find solutions to make a smart, safe and resilient city.
The focus is to start with the capital of Rio de Janeiro and make it a connected e-city, relying on high technologies for transport infrastructure, connectivity and lighting, in addition to digital transformation and new high-efficiency models for energy supply.
As for companies and public buildings, the focus will be on energy efficiency, through the development of engineering solutions, offering energy from renewable sources in distributed generation plants and the use of real-time monitoring platforms for air conditioning.
Niterói, in RJ, is investing in solar farms and solar roofs
In mid-March of this year, the city of Niterói also released its new plans for investments in the energy sector. The purpose of the Niterói project is to use photovoltaic solar energy, through farms and solar roofs.
According to the municipal climate secretary, Luciano Paez, the goal is to try to reduce gas emissions in the city, in addition to increasing the use of renewable energy. The great expectation is that the dimensioned energy generation will be approximately 180 megawatt (MW). As for the Solar Roof project, the goal is to take advantage of the availability of public buildings to generate photovoltaic energy. The goal is to have 800 boards installed by 2024. Investment in the project will be R$ 1 million.
In March, in New York City, Governor Cláudio Castro (PL) signed a memorandum of understanding with Nasdaq companies and the Global Environmental Asset Platform (Geap) to develop studies related to the creation of a platform exclusively for trading assets environmental.
This action is part of an attempt to recover the RJ Stock Exchange, which has been closed since the 2000s. Over 90 days, several pilot projects will be developed, in addition to the discussion of proposals.
