Photovoltaic Plant to Be Installed in Ponto Novo Irrigation District, Bahia, to Reduce Farmers' Electricity Bills

Photovoltaic Plant to Be Installed in Ponto Novo Irrigation District, Bahia, to Reduce Farmers’ Electricity Bills

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 31/08/2020 at 12:24

A instalação de Usina Fotovoltaica reduzirá os custos de energia elétrica dos agricultores do Distrito de Irrigação de Ponto Novo, na Bahia

Seja o primeiro a reagir!

The Installation of a Photovoltaic Plant Will Reduce Electricity Costs for Farmers in the Ponto Novo Irrigation District in Bahia

The Ponto Novo Irrigation District in Bahia is on the right path when it comes to sustainability. One of the actions that aligns with this trend is the possibility of installing a Photovoltaic Plant, which will convert solar energy into electrical energy. Brazil Enters the Top 20 of the World Ranking of Photovoltaic Solar Energy

Learn More About Photovoltaic Plants and Renewable Energy

Currently, one of the most expensive costs for maintaining agricultural activities in the DIPN in Bahia is the electricity bill.

Thinking about promoting a routine that meets the current needs of local farmers without compromising the ability to meet the same needs in the future, the installation of the photovoltaic panel plant was one alternative to improve the current situation of the farmers.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

See also

To this end, the Administrative Manager Eleilson Gama met in Salvador last Thursday (27) with Josias Gomes – Secretary of Rural Development of Bahia (SDR), the licensed Federal Deputy, and a group of engineers with the common idea of constructing a Photovoltaic Plant in the Ponto Novo Irrigation Project.

Eleilson Gama states that “The installation of a photovoltaic plant is an increasingly attractive alternative for generating clean and renewable energy, free from pollution and profitable, consequently reducing the electricity bill for farmers, which will make the activities in the irrigated area more viable.”

According to Josias Gomes, “Promoting public-private partnerships that enable the creation of a plant that generates energy at differentiated prices will be a milestone that enhances the actions developed in the Irrigated District. We are quite optimistic about this possibility of further investment in Ponto Novo, which will also directly and indirectly benefit the entire region.”

“The project for supplying photovoltaic energy to the Ponto Novo Irrigation District is very viable, with a reasonable payment cost; the investment can be for a maximum period of 8 to 10 years, and they will be able to enjoy very low-cost energy for 25 years. Photovoltaic energy is already a reality in Brazil, it is growing significantly worldwide, there are already very important initiatives in this area, and Brazil is starting to ride this wave as well. For Ponto Novo, we all believe this will be very important,” said engineer Dr. Albert.

Photovoltaic Plant to Be Installed in Ponto Novo Irrigation District, Bahia, to Reduce Farmers’ Electricity Bills

The Installation of a Photovoltaic Plant Will Reduce Electricity Costs for Farmers in the Ponto Novo Irrigation District in Bahia

Learn More About Photovoltaic Plants and Renewable Energy

Ponto Novo Irrigation Project – Bahia

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

While the U.S. still faces limitations in deep space, China is developing unprecedented technology with strategic satellites that maintain communication with the far side of the Moon and aims for dominance by 2030.

In Botswana, a salt flat of up to 16,000 km² that was once an African megalake spends months as an absolute white desert, but during the rainy season it transforms into a shallow sea that reappears from nowhere and can be seen from space in the middle of southern Africa.

The Blood Falls of Antarctica hide a living ecosystem trapped under the ice for over 2 million years, where microbes survive without light, without oxygen, and without ever having seen the Sun.

Bavarian archaeologists unearthed a medieval skeleton that had an articulated iron hand in place of its left arm, and the discovery reveals that doctors were already creating sophisticated prosthetics over 500 years ago.

The CEO of Honor in Spain says that smartphones will change with AI, foldables, and even robot phones; the component crisis is making cheap models more expensive in 2026 and shifting the focus to premium.

A mini laboratory will go outside the ISS for 15 weeks to measure, in real time, the effects of microgravity and radiation on a model organism, generating data that can guide biological protection and health in long space travel.

From assisting a bricklayer in 6 months with alignment, level, plumb, and square, see the step-by-step guide to laying blocks, correcting with a mallet, and delivering work with excellence always.

In the South Atlantic, three isolated volcanic islands cause the wind to draw perfect spirals visible from space: a rare phenomenon called von Kármán vortex streets forms symmetrical patterns behind the peaks of the South Sandwich Islands and was recorded by the NOAA-20 satellite in 2025.

Under unbearable heat of 1,600°F and pressure of 6,000 tons, steel blocks are transformed into giant chains that hold ships weighing 240,000 tons and cost $7,500 for a single section.

Criciúma wants to raise the railway tracks to a height of seven meters, spend R$ 260 million, and create a new city underneath the elevated structure.

Photovoltaic Plant to Be Installed in Ponto Novo Irrigation District, Bahia, to Reduce Farmers’ Electricity Bills

The Installation of a Photovoltaic Plant Will Reduce Electricity Costs for Farmers in the Ponto Novo Irrigation District in Bahia

Learn More About Photovoltaic Plants and Renewable Energy

Ponto Novo Irrigation Project – Bahia

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

While the U.S. still faces limitations in deep space, China is developing unprecedented technology with strategic satellites that maintain communication with the far side of the Moon and aims for dominance by 2030.

In Botswana, a salt flat of up to 16,000 km² that was once an African megalake spends months as an absolute white desert, but during the rainy season it transforms into a shallow sea that reappears from nowhere and can be seen from space in the middle of southern Africa.

The Blood Falls of Antarctica hide a living ecosystem trapped under the ice for over 2 million years, where microbes survive without light, without oxygen, and without ever having seen the Sun.

Bavarian archaeologists unearthed a medieval skeleton that had an articulated iron hand in place of its left arm, and the discovery reveals that doctors were already creating sophisticated prosthetics over 500 years ago.

The CEO of Honor in Spain says that smartphones will change with AI, foldables, and even robot phones; the component crisis is making cheap models more expensive in 2026 and shifting the focus to premium.

Silicon Valley bets on a 100-hour battery that uses carbon and oxygen to store renewable energy for days and could turn a little-known chemical system into an alternative to critical metal batteries to tackle prolonged blackouts.

Canadian engineers want to compress air in underground caverns and build plants of up to 500 MW that function as giant lungs to store renewable energy for hours and stabilize entire electrical grids.

British engineers cool air until it turns into liquid, store energy for weeks, and create an “invisible battery” capable of sustaining the power grid when the wind stops and the sun disappears.

How IBM and UNDP are using AI to map those who still live without renewable energy and accelerate solutions that promise to transform local economies and reduce deep inequalities.

A mini laboratory will go outside the ISS for 15 weeks to measure, in real time, the effects of microgravity and radiation on a model organism, generating data that can guide biological protection and health in long space travel.

From assisting a bricklayer in 6 months with alignment, level, plumb, and square, see the step-by-step guide to laying blocks, correcting with a mallet, and delivering work with excellence always.

In the South Atlantic, three isolated volcanic islands cause the wind to draw perfect spirals visible from space: a rare phenomenon called von Kármán vortex streets forms symmetrical patterns behind the peaks of the South Sandwich Islands and was recorded by the NOAA-20 satellite in 2025.

Under unbearable heat of 1,600°F and pressure of 6,000 tons, steel blocks are transformed into giant chains that hold ships weighing 240,000 tons and cost $7,500 for a single section.

Criciúma wants to raise the railway tracks to a height of seven meters, spend R$ 260 million, and create a new city underneath the elevated structure.