Social solar plant opens in a community in the interior of São Paulo

Around 200 families living in the Favela dos Sonhos, in Ferraz de Vasconcelos (SP) will benefit from the installation of a social solar power plant. Located in Roseira (SP), the plant was inaugurated by the EDP Institute, in partnership with Gerando Falcões, with an installed capacity of 75 kW.

All energy generated will be distributed to residents in the form of credit on their electricity bills until 2026, helping to reduce energy costs. Each customer will receive, on average, a discount of 50 kWh/month on their bill, which is equivalent to approximately R$35 per month. According to the distributor, the discount is cumulative and can become even greater when combined with other benefits, such as the TSEE (Social Electricity Tariff). For example, a family with a monthly consumption of 100 kWh/month would pay approximately R$71 on their electricity bill.

With the social solar plant, you will pay R$37 and, if you also have the Social Rate, the bill can be reduced to R$22. “We believe that projects like this, along with others that we are carrying out in Favela dos Sonhos, contribute to the development of communities”, says Dominic Schmal, director of the EDP Institute.

In addition to EDP and spawning hawks, LO Baptista, a law firm, contributed to the implementation of the social solar plant, contributing to provide legal support for the preparation of contracts and terms, and Ultragaz, with the management of the process of adhesion of registered residents. After 36 months, and over the course of another 17 years, the same plant will benefit other communities in situations of social vulnerability that participate in the Comunidade In Program and that are connected to the distribution network of the EDP concession area in São Paulo.

Comunidade In is a social program developed by EDP that aims at integrated development and progressive improvement in people's quality of life through actions that meet local needs.

Social project

The social solar plant is just one of the initiatives that EDP and Gerando Falcões are carrying out in the region. In order to implement the plant, EDP had already regularized the electrical installations throughout the community. Inside the residences, a project is underway to improve the installations and energy efficiency, also in partnership with the global NGO Habitat. To date, 25 homes have been included. Soon, 30 new homes will be selected for the benefit.

The streets and alleys of Favela dos Sonhos also received sustainable public lighting. To this end, the EDP Institute, in partnership with the social organization Litro de Luz and support from spawning hawks, installed 30 solar energy poles in the community, with the aim of improving the lives of people who had difficulty moving around the favela at night because of the darkness in the area.

Community in the interior of São Paulo receives installation of solar poles

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