Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo (CESP) has started the commercial operation of the 500 kW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant located next to the 1,540-MW Porto Primavera hydropower complex in Rosana municipality, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The concentrated solar plant has required an investment of BRL57 million (US$11.81 million). The project is expected to generate enough electricity to meet the demand of 360 homes.
The project is developed under a research and development (R&D) program dedicated to the solar thermal power source and regulated by Aneel.
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March 23, 2022
Neoenergia receives modules for 149.3 MWp Luzia solar PV project in Paraiba
Neoenergia SA has received the first modules for the next phase of its 149.3 MW direct current (DC) Luzia solar park in the state of Paraiba. The new solar facility, which will be built in the town o...
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March 03, 2022
Celeo, Quinta to build a 1.1 GW Litoral Piauiense solar project in Piaui
Celeo Redes, in partnership with Quinta Solar Energia, has planned to develop the 1.1 GW Litoral Piauiense solar PV project on the coast of Piaui state, Brazil. The Litoral Piauiense solar complex re...
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March 02, 2022
Canadian Solar signs PPA for 381 MW solar project in Brazil
Canadian Solar Inc. signs power purchase agreements (PPA) with Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Usiminas), for the 381 MWp Morada do Sol project located in Luziania, in the state of Goi...
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February 25, 2022
WEG to supply turbines for the 302.4 MW Coxilha Negra wind project in Santana do Livramento
WEG SA has secured a contract from CGT Eletrosul, a subsidiary of utility Eletrobras, to supply wind turbines for the 302.4-MW Coxilha Negra wind project located in Sant'Ana do Livramento, in Rio Gran...
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February 21, 2022
Atlas Renewable secures BRL407 Million fund for the 239 MWp Lar do Sol – Casablanca II solar PV project in Pirapora
Atlas Renewable Energy, in partnership with Unipar, has secured a BRL$407 million (US$79.00 million) loan from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil SA for the construction of the Lar do Sol &ndas...
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