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Residents and businesspeople operating in the concession area of the Neoenergia at the state from the Bahia will be able to purchase energy at a more competitive cost from the start of operation of the first solar plant in distributed generation of group.
The enterprise, with power in 3MW, it will be built in the vicinity of Hydroelectric Power Plant in Itapebi, also belonging to the company, located in the Vale do Jequitinhonha region.
In this project, called GD Itapebi, the energy generated will be injected into the local distributor's network, benefiting the population and commercial enterprises in the region. Neoenergia has studied and developed distributed generation solar plants, a decentralized approach that integrates the system directly into the customers' distribution network.
With GD Itapebi, Neoenergia stated that it is opening a new era in the development of sustainable energy in Brazil with an innovative concept of using sites and integrating areas. This model can be applied to other hydroelectric plants in the group.
“The distributed generation solar project in Itapebi perfectly aligns with our business vision centered on energy sustainability. Through this initiative, we will expand our offers and offer greater efficiency to our future customers”, said Fernando Torga, Wind and Photovoltaic Promotion Manager at Neoenergia.
“This venture strengthens our group’s sustainable objectives, optimizes resource allocation, promotes investments in clean energy and reinforces the sustainability of our business. At the same time, we will expand our energy portfolio, boosting our position in the market”, he highlighted.
“This approach will not only expand our generation capacity, but will also allow us to optimize the use of natural resources on a locational scale and reduce our carbon footprint, aligning us with sustainability and ESG goals,” added Márcio Manus, Engineering Manager Civil and New Neoenergia Businesses.
