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ENEVA Will Invest R$ 1.3 Billion and Is Expected to Generate 1,000 Jobs During the Construction Phase.
Eneva began last Wednesday the construction for the cycle closure of the Photovoltaic Pilot Project, with the presence of the company’s CEO, Pedro Zinner, and the acting governor of Maranhão, Carlos Brandão.
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The Entry of Eneva’s Photovoltaic Pilot Project Is Scheduled for the Second Half of 2021
The new investment was made possible by Eneva’s victory in the New Energy Auction A-6, held in August 2018, by the Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE).
“We are entering a new and promising phase for Eneva in Maranhão. The work at the Parnaíba Complex generates jobs, develops entrepreneurs and workers from Maranhão, and directly impacts the quality of life for residents and the region’s economy,” said Pedro Zinner, CEO of the company, during the event.
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Advancement in renewable energy: A R$ 150 million project launched by Petrobras and Finep aims to create state-of-the-art electrolyzers for green hydrogen, strengthening national research and preparing Brazil to compete in a billion-dollar energy market.
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Illiterate or semi-literate grandmothers were trained to repair solar systems, open rural workshops, and light up homes that still depended on kerosene.
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The world has bet on green hydrogen as the fuel of the future, but now faces the side effect: producing 1 kilogram requires about 9 liters of ultrapure water, and the largest projects on the planet are precisely in the driest regions of the Earth, where water is already scarce for people.
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Africa has about 500,000 cell towers and most still burn diesel to operate, while companies rush to cover antennas with solar energy and avoid signal blackouts.
Eneva Has Already Invested Over R$ 8 Billion in Maranhão
The only company producing gas in the state, Eneva has already invested over R$ 8 billion in the region since it began operations six years ago. In addition to the funding for this new project, Eneva plans to invest an additional R$ 1 billion over the next five years to explore and produce natural gas in the region. Besides the investments already made and the payment of taxes and royalties to the producing states and municipalities – which today exceed R$ 456 million – Eneva also contributes to social development.
The company supports 65 resettled and quilombola communities, conducts environmental and health education programs for students, teachers, and health agents. These projects directly impact more than 20,000 families and 10,000 students in the municipal education network.
Brandão recalled the importance of gas production in Maranhão for the development of the state.
“We are starting another stage of Parnaíba Gas with the fifth plant, an efficient and successful project that will generate more energy, more jobs, and meet the demands of this high-demand region. It is a day of victory and achievement for the people of Maranhão and for Brazil,” said the acting governor.
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