São Paulo opens floating solar power plant at Billings Dam

The State of São Paulo inaugurated and delivered, this Wednesday (17), the first stage of implementation of the first floating solar plant in the capital of São Paulo, at the Billings dam.

The new plant (called UFF Araucária) with 10,5 thousand photovoltaic panels on the water surface and an initial investment of R$ 30 million, has the capacity to produce up to 10 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of 4 thousand homes.

“The project is very interesting because we are taking advantage of the water surface to generate energy. We have the first floating photovoltaic plant that will generate energy commercially in Brazil”, said governor Tarcísio de Freitas.

The new plant is considered by Government of São Paulo as one of the main sustainable energy development projects in the State, being implemented under the coordination of the Secretariat of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics.

The works are expected to be completed in full by the end of 2025, with the delivery of another 75 MW of renewable energy and an investment of R$450 million. Power generation will begin immediately after the operating license is issued by Cetesb (the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo).

In all, the new floating solar plant It has 7 MW peak installed power, with 5 MW of connection power and photovoltaic panels installed on high-density polyethylene floats.

The plant will be the largest in the country to operate commercially in the DG (distributed generation) mode, with generators located close to consumption centers. The plant's production will be deducted from the electricity consumption of the plant's customers, through compensation in their electricity bills.

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