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JKL Energy Plans To Build 1GW Solar Power Plant In Piauí

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 05/02/2021 at 10:53
Updated on 05/02/2021 at 15:52
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Solar Energy Company Should Launch Solar Plant Project in Piauí This Year

The Brazilian energy company JKL Energy plans to build a 1 GW photovoltaic solar power plant in the state of Piauí, as announced by the government on Thursday (4).

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The solar power plant project will consist of a total of four million panels, divided into portions of 500,000 panels across 500 hectares (1,235.5 acres) between the municipalities of Guaribas and Caracol.

No financial details were disclosed during the meeting between government officials and company representatives. Governor Wellington Dias highlighted that the land situation has already been resolved and the parties have settled the project details to enter the energy auctions scheduled for September 2021.

According to data from the energy sector regulatory agency, Aneel, Piauí currently has 2,084.27 MW of authorized solar energy.

Piauí Is a Reference in Solar Energy Production and Accelerates Job Generation in the Region

Piauí is experiencing exponential growth in the installation of photovoltaic plants for about 4 years, serving as a reference for the rest of the country. According to the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (ABSOLAR), the state leads in terms of installed capacity in centralized generation, including operation, construction and projects arising from auctions. According to the data, the installed capacity in Piauí reaches 989.9 MW. In second place is Ceará with 829.1 MW and Bahia in third, with 776.8 MW.

According to data from the Secretary of Mining, Oil and Renewable Energies of Piauí, the state currently hosts the largest solar park in South America, Nova Olinda, located in the municipality of Ribeira, 377 kilometers from the capital, Teresina. Along with two other parks in the cities of João Costa and São João, they produce 270 megawatts.

In operation for 2 years, the Nova Olinda plant was built with an investment of US$ 300 million by Enel Green Power in Brazil, generating 1,700 jobs, with a large part being local labor. The grandeur of the plant is summed up in 930,000 solar panels over an area of 690 hectares, with an installed capacity of 292 megawatts, capable of producing more than 600 GWh per year, enough to power 300,000 homes.

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