A solar plant in Brazil, developed by the Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec and co-financed by Impact Fund Denmark, has started commercial operation. The 142 MW solar plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais is now in full operation and has begun injecting electricity to the grid. Impact Fund Denmark backed the solar park, the Rio Urucuia project construction, with a debt facility of EUR 25 million.
The plant produces around 321 GWh a year, which matches the yearly consumption of more than 150,000 Brazilian households.
Brazil meets a large share of its electricity demand through hydropower, but years of drought and below-average water inflows have reduced its reliability, particularly in the southeast. Solar adds capacity and does not depend on rainfall.
Rio Urucuia produces electricity in a part of Brazil where power demand is growing fast. Growth and green transition must go hand in hand, and that is what this project shows.
The site is in a rural area with few job opportunities. The project has employed people locally during construction and now in operation.
Rio Urucuia has been developed and built by the Norwegian renewable energy company Scatec, which also operates the plant.
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