Grupo Kroma announces investments of R$ 2,1 billion for the construction of two solar power plants in Ceará; 2.450 direct and indirect jobs will be generated

Kroma Energia Group announced investments of BRL 2,1 billion in two new solar power plants in Ceará. The company points out that more than 700 jobs will be generated during and after the works

This Wednesday (16), Camilo Santana, governor of Ceará, and Rodrigo Mello, CEO and majority shareholder of the company Kroma Energia, of the Kroma Group, were present at Palácio Abolição to sign a memorandum of understanding for the installation of two solar energy parks in the interior of the state, generating hundreds of jobs for the local population .

Billionaire investments in the energy sector  

The first solar energy park was named Frei Damião, and will be built in the rural area of ​​Quixeré, on land owned by the company Cimento Apodi. The park will have an installed capacity of 190 MW and will receive investments of R$600 million, which could generate up to 700 direct and indirect jobs during and after its installation. The second solar power plant, which was named Arapuá, will be located in the rural area of ​​Jaguaruana.

This will have an installed capacity of 500 MW and will receive investments of R$ 1,6 billion, generating, during and after its completion, around 1.750 direct and indirect jobs. According to the company executive, the works of the two investments will begin in the second half of next year and will start operating in the first half of 2025.

The Kroma Group currently has a project portfolio of more than 4800 MW of installed capacity. 162 MW of this total have been in operation since November 2018 in Ceará, more precisely in Quixeré, in the Apodi complex. Construction of 101 MWp will start in the first half of this year, located in the São Pedro e Paulo complex, located in Flores (PE).

Memorandum of Understanding on Green Hydrogen  

Also this Wednesday, in addition to the Kroma Group, the state governor, alongside the Secretary for Economic Development and Labor Maia Júnior, signed a memorandum of understanding with the company H2 Green Power, which plans to to produce green hydrogen at the Pecém complex.

So far, there have been 17 protocols to strengthen the initiative. Maia Júnior says it is another big step towards strengthening the Green Hydrogen Hub. In addition to the 17 already mentioned, there are still three more to be signed in the near future, aiming to generate jobs in a new sector in Ceará.  

The state governor stated that the objective is to place the Ceará in a prominent position in the production of clean energy in Brazil, and continues to work to attract more and more investment to its green hydrogen hub.

According to the Secretary of Economic Development and Labor, Maia Júnior, in an exclusive interview with the portal O POVO, there are four new companies wanting to be part of Ceará's green hydrogen project, and the companies' signatures should be registered this week. After signing, the state will have a total of 20 companies interested in the Green Hydrogen Hub.

Ceará's green hydrogen venture promises to generate thousands of jobs and income for the state. The central idea of ​​the project, which was presented in mid-February last year, will be installed in the Pecém Industrial and Port Complex (Cipp), in São Gonçalo do Amarante.

Get to know the Kroma Group    

The Kroma group is a complete platform of energy-oriented services, with specialists who are attuned to the demands of the entire world in their sector. The company has a modern vision regarding the management, generation and sale of energy.

The company has a decade of career, combining expertise, investment optimization and other skills to always offer the highest energy efficiency at the best cost benefit to its customers.  

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