Atlas Renewable Energy has started the commercial operation of the fourth project, 117 MWp Sertão Solar Barreiras Complex, located in Barreiras, state of Bahia.
The solar complex consists of 349.253 solar modules. The facility is expected to generate up to 275 GWh annually, enough to supply power of about 145.000 families per year and avoid more than 34,000 tons of CO2 emission.
The total amount invested in the plant was approximately BRL 350 million (US$83 million)
Sertão Solar Barreiras Complex was contracted through a 20-year energy purchase agreement (PPA) sponsored by the Brazilian government’s auction in 2017.
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