Government intends to buy solar energy for Minha Casa, Minha Vida

During event from the CNI (National Confederation of Industry), accomplished at Monday (18), in New York, United States or minister of Cities, Jader Filho, stated that the government intends to send to the National Congress one project for enable The purchase in energy renewable to the residences of My Home, My Life program. 

According to the minister, the objective is to replace the installation of panels in the program's homes with the purchase of solar energy from photovoltaic farms.

“We came to the conclusion that it was better to purchase energy from people who produce solar energy, from the farms that we now have in various examples across the country. So, the same amount that would be invested in acquiring these solar panels will be used to acquire energy from this”, said the minister.

Still according to the minister, the experience in previous editions of the program, the solar panels ended up being sold or not being maintained, which made the continuity of public policy difficult. 

“Since President Lula created the program in 2009, it became noticeable that, in some states, when you applied solar panels to the roofs of houses, it was often sold or not maintained in order to continue with it”, he declared.

Check out the speech of the Minister of Cities