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Located 77 km from Teresina (PI), the municipality of Coivaras (PI) will be positively impacted with the construction of a mini solar energy plant managed and under the responsibility of the State Government.
The plant is part of a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) project for mini solar energy plants, managed by SUPARC-PI (Superintendency of Partnerships and Concessions of Piauí).
According to estimates by the government of Piauí, the installation of the mini-plant could employ, directly and indirectly, up to 16% of the municipality's population. Currently, the city has 4 thousand inhabitants.
Viviane Moura, superintendent of Partnerships and Concessions, highlights that the creation of new jobs will have a great impact. “It is estimated that 50 direct jobs and more than 600 indirect jobs will be created with the creation of this renewable energy system. This allows new opportunities for the community in these cities, based on the need to train qualified labor”, he highlights.
The Coivaras mini-plant will serve Sesapi (Secretary of State for Health). The energy generated in the structure will be credited to the State Government of Piauí with Equatorial Energia, allowing savings for public coffers.
The plant, with an installed capacity of 5 MW, will have more than enough generation capacity to serve Sesapi. The PPP for Mini Solar Energy Plants has already gone through the feasibility process, public consultation, bidding and is now continuing with implementation, after signing the contract.
Know more: Piauí will build eight photovoltaic plants through PPP
Three will be responsible for implementing the mini-plants in Piauí: Energias Sustentáveis do Piauí (2 lots representing 4 mini-plants), GM Energia (1 lot representing 2 mini-plants) and Brenge Par (1 lot representing 2 mini-plants). When fully operational, the solar energy park in Piauí will generate 40 MW, adding up to the eight mini plants currently being implemented.
