In the expectation of reducing thousands of tons of CO2, the City of São Paulo intends to install solar energy panels in 775 schools and 80 UBSs
The São Paulo city government's plan to equip at least 775 schools and educational buildings with solar energy panels is already starting to get off the ground. The model is part of the first solar energy supply service contract, which should be signed within a month so that around 80 UBSs in the capital receive energy.
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City Hall of São Paulo will also bring solar energy to hospitals in the region
The Sol da Saúde Consortium, the winner of the tender for the installation of solar energy panels in the Health sector, was published in Official Gazette of the Municipality this Friday (20). A concession contract will be signed for 25 years in the amount of R$ 171,4 thousand or R$ 2 million per year.
The Sol da Saúde proposal represented savings close to 40% of the initial forecast, according to the São Paulo City Hall. The solar energy panels will be installed in 80 UBSs, reaching, with remote self-consumption, another 92 units, totaling 172 units.
In the first year of the project, there will be a production of approximately 5,5 GWh through the implementation of 3,45 MW of installed capacity, according to the city of São Paulo.
Study proposals for the installation of panels in schools will arrive in 4 months
In schools, the deadline for technical visits for those interested in participating in the system expansion planning has already ended. The notice for this stage of the service, published at the beginning of last month, provides for a period of 120 days for the delivery of study proposals for the installation of solar energy equipment in the Clean Energy Program in the capital of São Paulo.
According to the city hall, the studies received this semester through the Public Call for Expression of Interest Procedure (PMI), published on 14/07/2021 by the DOM, will model the PPP, which will have its Public Notice launched at the beginning of next year .
Solar panels in schools and hospitals will avoid 24 thousand tons of CO2
The idea is to expand Saúde's solar panel program as an environmentally sustainable way for public school buildings and educational administration.
The plan is to supply schools and encourage teaching about environmental preservation and conservation of natural resources, in addition to preventing the emission of 160 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere over these 25 years. The municipality of São Paulo also expects an environmental gain by preventing 24 tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted, equivalent to the emission of 15 cars.
A reduction of R$ 75 million in electricity costs over 25 years is also foreseen. The potential savings is 52% per month, adding economic benefits to R$ 36 million. This resource may be turned to other priority areas, such as education and health, according to the municipal administration of São Paulo.
