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A EDP and the Arcos Dorados, franchise responsible for the operation of the McDonalds in Latin America and the Caribbean, signed a partnership for solar energy generation in Brazil, with the opening of three photovoltaic plants: one in Cotia (SP) and two others in Rio Paranaíba (MG).
The plants have investments of R$ 28.3 million from EDP and will exclusively serve demand from 28 restaurants and seven kiosks of the fast-food chainor through a contract lasting 12 years.
Together, the plants have an annual capacity of 11,726 MWh per year and occupy an area of 18.5 hectares. You projects will also avoid the emission of 725 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to planting almost 4,500 trees.
According to the companies, more than 16 thousand solar panels with trackers were installed, enabling the modules to move to make greater use of the irradiation.
The systems are expected to generate savings of 30% on McDonald's energy bills. Furthermore, it will be important to help the burger company achieve goals, such as reaching 1 GW of solar energy in Brazil by 2025 and reducing its emissions by 36% by 2030.
According to Arcos Dorados, at the moment only 25% of the target has been reached and by the end of the year the expectation is that the company will surpass the mark of 140 MWp of distributed generation in solar energy.
The company highlights that the energy generated by the three plants will receive an international certificate proving that the energy in the new restaurants comes from renewable sources.
