Claro has signed another contract with GreenYellow, a French multinational company specializing in energy transition, this time for the construction of the two largest remote self-consumption photovoltaic plants in the state of Amazonas, according to the company.
Located in the cities of Iranduba and Itacoatiara, the systems have 2,97 MWp and 3,3 MWp of installed capacity, respectively. In Iranduba, the installation is expected to prevent the emission of 198 tons of CO2 annually and will reach an annual production of 5,15 MWh, which is equivalent to supplying 2.580 homes.
In Itacoatiara, it is expected that 237 tons of carbon will no longer be emitted, in addition to an annual production of 6,17 MWh, capable of supplying energy consumption in 3.098 homes per year.
The plants will be part of the portfolio of more than 100 generating units of Claro's Energia program, which, over the course of seven years, has established itself as a reference in the remote self-consumption modality and has plants in several states, such as Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and the Federal District.
GreenYellow's partnership with Claro has been ongoing since 2018 and, with these two constructions in Amazonas and another in the process of completion, there are now 16 plants, located in seven states in the country.
Hamilton Silva, Claro's infrastructure director, states that the company already has 75% of its consumption met by renewable sources and, considering the sum of the distributed generation fronts (own plants) and free market (purchase of clean energy), the program provided the company with more than 1 TWh in 2023 alone.
“The partnership with GreenYellow contributes to realizing our values of sustainability and innovation, and is fundamental to Claro’s commitment to reducing pollutant emissions into the atmosphere and, in doing so, helping to control climate change,” highlighted the executive.
Marcelo Xavier, president of GreenYellow in Brazil, emphasized the importance of the initiative and the joint work between the two companies. “We are immensely proud to be part of this partnership, which has resulted in the two largest distributed generation photovoltaic farms in the Amazon. These major projects strengthen our commitment to making Brazil one of the most sustainable places in the world.”
In Brazil, Claro has been working to reduce carbon emissions without the need to use carbon credits. Since the beginning of the program, more than 400 thousand tons of carbon emissions (CO2) have been avoided.
To achieve this result, among the actions implemented, the operator continues to decarbonize its entire mobile signal in 20 states in Brazil and has more than 800 thousand solar panels installed. And, in addition to the 'Claro Energy' program, it is worth highlighting the prioritization of the use of renewable fuels in the fleet, part of the direct and most significant emissions in scope 1.
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