Scatec Solar's 162 MW solar PV project begins commercial operation

Scatec Solar is together with partners Equinor and Apodi Par are pleased to announce that the 162 MW Apodi Solar plant is grid connected and in commercial operation.

The Apodi Solar project was awarded in the auction process held by ANEEL, the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency, in November 2015. Apodi Solar holds a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CCEE, the Brazilian Power Commercialization Chamber. 

The project involves the development of seven photovoltaic solar facilities located in Quixere, Ceara state, Brazil. The complex is comprised of 825,300 solar modules of 320 Wp each. The plant is expected to provide about 340,000 MWh of electricity per year, providing energy for more than 170,000 households. The clean energy produced by the Apodi Solar plant is equivalent to a CO2 reduction of around 200,000 tons per annum.

The Apodi Solar plant is owned 43.75 percent by Scatec Solar, 43.75 percent by Equinor and 12.5 percent by the holding company Apodi Participações formed by the Brazilian companies Z2 Power, Pacto Energia and Kroma Energia.