High investment applied in the Ceará solar energy complex promises to supply around 970 thousand families
The 'Alex' Solar Complex, located between the municipalities of Limoeiro do Norte and Tabuleiro do Norte, in the state of Ceará, received an investment of R$ 950 million amid the water crisis. The park has 360 MW of installed capacity, generating enough energy to supply 970 homes. With the serious water crisis, the demand for solar energy has increased more and more, as a means of escaping from the growing rise in the value of the tariff flags applied to the energy bill.
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Millionaire investment in the Ceará solar energy park will allow the generation of thousands of new jobs
When choosing the location for the construction of the solar energy park, the solar incidence was taken into account, which is why businessmen and government officials prefer to build their solar parks in places where the sun is predominant throughout the year, with few cloudy days .
In addition, there is a strategic issue: building a park that is close to a transmission line, all energy generated is directly sent to the interconnected system that distributes it throughout Brazil.
The Northeast region is the favorite for building solar energy parks, precisely because of the requirements already mentioned. States such as Ceará, Bahia and Sergipe are the most sought after to invest in the construction of these parks.
Solar energy complex 'Alex' goes into operation amid water crisis
The energy company Elera Renováveis, part of the Brookfield group, took advantage of the water crisis in Brazil to invest around BRL 4 billion in new hydro, wind and solar projects, with an estimate that by 2023 they will all be fully operational.
According to Fernando Mano, CEO of the company, Complexo Alex, is the first solar energy park of Elera Renováveis to start operating in the Brazilian market. Fernando also said that the grandeur of the park is not only about the capacity to generate solar energy – which will serve almost 1 million homes – but can also be seen in the investment made in the complex, which occupies an area of 830 hectares, which is equivalent to to more than 800 soccer fields.
In addition, Elera's CEO also highlighted the more than 1.600 direct jobs and 3.000 indirect jobs generated for the population of the state of Ceará, during the construction and operation phase of the complex.
Official launch of the Solar Complex
In addition to the CEO of Elera Renováveis, Fernando Mano, the launch event of the new electricity park in Ceará will be attended by the governor of the State of Ceará, Camilo Santana, from PT.
Investment in solar energy generating parks in Brazil means more quality of life, quality energy and a possible reduction in your electricity bill for consumers, in addition to many job openings.
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Elera Renováveis is a branch of Brookfield Asset Management, a company that currently operates in more than 30 countries and has a high-level and outstanding performance in commercial real estate, infrastructure, private equity and mainly in the generation of renewable energy, where it stands out for being one of the main companies in this segment in the world.
