Voltalia Commissions Its Largest Solar Energy Project with Serra do Mel I and Serra do Mel II Plants Located in Rio Grande do Norte

The Serra do Mel I and Serra do Mel II Solar Power Plants Will Undergo Commissioning to be Integrated and Operate the Largest Solar Power Generation Project by Voltalia

The energy company Voltalia announced, last Tuesday (04/19), the commissioning of its largest solar energy project in all of Brazil. Thus, the Serra do Mel I and Serra do Mel II plants will be integrated and will become the company’s largest undertaking focused on expanding the installed capacity within the state of Rio Grande do Norte.

Commissioning of the Serra do Mel I and Serra do Mel II Plants Will Form the Largest Solar Energy Project of Voltalia in Brazil 

Voltalia is an energy sector company that focuses on production and new solutions for the renewable energy segment in Brazil and has now announced the commissioning of its largest solar energy project in the country. Thus, with the union of the Serra do Mel I and Serra do Mel II plants, located in the Serra Branca Complex in Rio Grande do Norte, the company will have a gigantic undertaking in the segment in the state.

The commissioning of the plants will provide for the technical, operational, and productive integration of the solar energy complexes, and at the end of Voltalia’s project, the undertaking will have an installed capacity of 320 MW, which is enough to supply a city with up to 400 thousand homes. Thus, this will be the largest of the company’s undertakings in the solar energy generation sector in all of Brazil and will, therefore, receive extra focus from Voltalia to ensure that the process occurs as smoothly as possible. 

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The Serra Branca Complex region, located in Rio Grande do Norte, is known for its high potential for generating renewable energy, especially solar and wind power, and is home to the largest renewable energy complex of Voltalia in the world, with a total capacity of 2.4 GW, as well as having hundreds of projects underway. Additionally, the region has about 540 thousand photovoltaic panels already installed at the site, covering an area of 578 hectares in the state.

Completion of the Commissioning of Voltalia’s Solar Power Plants Should Happen by 2022 to Ensure Greater Efficiency in the Productivity of This Project

The commissioning of solar energy systems is a standardized and impartial process, aimed at ensuring the safe and efficient operation of a given system. Thus, the process is conducted so that the project complies with the norms, equipment testing, good engineering practices, and specific requirements from the owner, in addition to ensuring that both plants start to cooperate together in solar energy production for the company conducting the commissioning. 

Therefore, Voltalia’s projection for the start of these benefits and the completion of the commissioning project is set for the first half of 2022, and Robert Klein, CEO of Voltalia in Brazil, emphasized that “We are generating the initial MWs at the first large solar plant of Voltalia in Brazil and the largest solar project of the company in the world. We also announced in March the construction of Solar Serra do Mel 3 to 6, which will elevate our operational capacity to 80%.”

Finally, a highlight among the benefits of the commissioning project of the solar power plants in the state of Rio Grande do Norte is sustainability and environmental commitment, as Voltalia claims that the project will be responsible for reducing almost 126 thousand tons of CO2 emissions per year into the atmosphere.