BYD and Orion-E enter into partnership to build a thousand plants of 100 kWp each

A BYD announced a partnership with ORION-E Sustainable Energy for the construction in the Full EPC format of 1,000 plants of 100 kWp each, reaching the 100 MWp mark in a period of two years.

The agreement focuses on 3 Marias Project developed by Orion-E, aimed at the production and delivery of renewable energy through the leasing of land from small rural producers for the installation of photovoltaic plants, producing solar energy in the form of distributed microgeneration.

The initiative serves as an instrument of social inclusion, with the potential to reach part of the almost four million people farmers registered in family farming spread throughout the Brazilian territory. The partnership increases the income of these families by up to 40%, with contracts for a period of up to 30 years.

In the project, BYD will build the systems through its accredited integrator partners throughout Brazil and Orion-E Sustainable Energy will be responsible for distributing this electricity through the leasing of these plants to the end customer.

According to the manufacturer, it will be responsible for Full EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction), that is, the delivery of the plants in the “turn-key” model, installed and functioning.

ESG

The environmental impact includes the mitigation and compensation of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from the almost 30 GW of plants that use non-renewable fuels.

And also, the agreement that all constructed plants, upon completing their useful life, have their components recycled through the recycling company Beta-O, which belongs to the Orion-E Group.

As a governance practice, the company said it created the MegaWatt Validated, a seal that guarantees the standard of the segment’s operations in the national territory.

Inclusion in large-scale projects

According to BYD, the photovoltaic solar energy market will feature the first large-scale project designed exclusively for the democratization of clean and renewable energy.

“Renewable energy, including solar, arrived late in Brazil, but correctly. If we look carefully at the opportunities that Law 14300 brings to the sector, it is clear that 2023 has all the potential to be the year of renewable energy, with legal certainty and proven auditing for good practices”, emphasized Marco Aurélio, COO of Orion -AND.

“Orion-E’s 3 Marias Project is a project with purpose and BYD wants to help build that dream. Today we have a lower installation cost, increasingly significant technological advances and a global call for a sustainable transition in the energy matrix”, said Sócrates Rodrigues, Project Director at BYD do Brasil.

“Allied to this, the increasingly high electricity costs, the current regulation and legal security of the Brazilian photovoltaic sector, and the total opening of the electricity market, should certainly enhance the decentralization and democratization of energy generation itself” , reported.

For Marcelo Taborda, Sales Director at BYD Energy do Brasil, in addition to photovoltaic modules, BYD will provide a complete solution, bearing the brand of a manufacturer present in Brazil.

“To give you an idea, the number of 100 MWp is very significant. As a comparison, the thousand plants will have the capacity to supply the equivalent of 30 thousand homes”, concluded Taborda.