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The Board of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Solar Photovoltaic Energy) announced, this Monday morning (30), the name of three new state coordinators.
The entity approved the appointment of Daniel Sobrinho, from the company DS Engenharia and federal advisor to CONFEA (Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy), no stop; Tiago Vianna de Arruda, from Oeste Solar Energia, in Mato Grosso; and Edlailson Pimentel da Silva, from EngeAmazon Energias Renováveis and vice-president of CREA-AC (Regional Engineering and Agronomy Council), in Acre.
According to the association, the appointment of new coordinators aims to reinforce regional collaboration in the development of public policies and private programs, with the aim of promoting the economic growth of the photovoltaic market in the country, given that the entity now has nine representatives from Brazil.
Before the new names, the association already had professionals in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The association's intention is to cover all states of the federation.
Acre
Acre has just reached 1,063 operational solar energy connections on rooftops and small plots of land, spread across 16 cities, or 72.7% of the 22 municipalities in the region.
According to ABSOLAR, photovoltaic technology has already enabled the state to attract more than R$ 81 million in investments, generate more than 350 jobs and raise more than R$ 14 million for public coffers.
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso has 32,307 self-generated solar energy systems, spread across all 141 cities in the region. In total, there are already more than R$ 3 billion in investments, in addition to the creation of 14.1 thousand jobs and a collection of more than R$ 571 million for public authorities.
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Currently, there are more than 13.3 thousand solar energy connections on roofs and small plots of land in Pará. The systems are spread across 135 cities (93,75% of the 144 municipalities in the region).
In total, the sector has already brought more than R$ 851 million in investments to the state, in addition to generating 4,500 jobs and collecting taxes in the order of R$ 190 million for the public administration.
