Comerc has commissioned 662 MW of photo voltaic capability in Várzea da Palma, Brazil. The ability will present energy to silicon steel producer Liasa by way of a long-term energy buy settlement (PPA).
From pv journal Brazil
Brazilian power provider Comerc Energia has inaugurated the 662 MW Hélio Valgas Photo voltaic Advanced, which is situated in Várzea da Palma, within the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In line with the nation’s Ministry of Mines and Vitality (MME), the ability is the fifth-largest PV plant in Brazil.
The development required an funding of BRL 2 billion ($405.2 million). The complicated will promote “nearly all” of the electrical energy it is going to produce to Liasa, a state-owned producer of silicon steel, below a long-term PPA.
The Hélio Valgas plant is put in on an space of 1,154 hectares – the equal of 1,650 soccer fields. At current, Brazil’s largest photo voltaic plant is the Janaúba Photo voltaic Advanced, with 1.2 GW of capability. Within the state of Piauí, Italian utility Enel operates the São Gonçalo complicated, with 864 MW of put in capability. In July, mining big Vale inaugurated a 766 MW complicated in Minas Gerais, which is able to provide 16% of its power.
All in all, the nation has 10 GW of put in large-scale PV capability and one other 131 GW of tasks approved by the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (Aneel) as of July 2023.
The states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Piauí are the leaders in put in capability, with 3.1 GW, 2 GW, and 1.4 GW, respectively. In addition they lead in approved tasks, with 41.7 GW, 23.8 GW, and 17.1 GW of deliberate pipeline installations, respectively.
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