Solar will offset expenses in 98% of Extrafarma stores

Companies from different segments are increasingly investing in projects that meet sustainable energy consumption. A Extra-pharma, a network made up of approximately 400 pharmacies spread across 10 states in Brazil, is one of them.

Among the group's actions is the contracting of 5,6 GWh annually from the GreenYellow, which built a solar plant in the city of Cedro (CE). In the form of remote self-consumption, the project will inject energy into the local distributor's network that supplies 89 pharmaceutical units, representing 98% of stores in the state.

The contract consists of the rental of the plant, operation and maintenance, with a term of 10 years. In total, the complex has 2.520 thousand panels and has a capacity of 2,6 MWp, enough to avoid the emission of 650 tons of CO² into the environment in the same period.

The pharmaceutical retail company had already been working with DG (distributed generation) since 2020, when it contracted for the first time electricity equivalent to the volume generated in solar plants. “This is the fourth system connected and is part of the energy supply contracts signed by Extrafarma, which serve the states of Ceará, Pará, Maranhão and Pernambuco”, said Rodrigo Reis, executive manager of engineering and expansion at Extrafarma.

Second Roberto Zerkowski, CEO of GreenYellow, increasing adoption of renewable sources, as in the case of solar, is essential to achieving balance and sustainability in the future. “The fact that we are experiencing a water crisis and, consequently, an energy crisis in the country, needs to make us open our eyes to the sustainable alternatives we have available”, he highlighted.

“The expectation is that more companies will choose to diversify their energy portfolio in the coming years, not only for economic reasons, but also for environmental preservation”, concluded Zerkowski.