The company has commissioned 254MW Ituverava solar park situated in the municipality of Tabocas do Brejo Velho in the north-eastern state of Bahia.
Enel has also began the operations of 292MW Nova Olinda solar park located in the municipality of Ribeira do Piauí in the north-eastern state of Piauí.
The company invested around $300m to construct Nova Olinda facility. It includes around 930,000 solar panels in an area of 690 hectares in the semiarid region.
Nova Olinda facility holds capacity to generate around 600 GWh per year, which can be supplied to around 300,000 Brazilian households, while restricting the emission of about 350,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Enel invested around $400m to develop 254MW Ituverava solar plant. It features around 850,000 panels in a 579 hectare area.
Ituverava facility can produce around 550 GWh that can be supplied to more than 268,000 Brazilian households, while minimizing the emission of over 318,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Enel signed 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Brazilian Chamber of Commercialisation of Electric Energy for power generated in both solar parks.
Enel Green Power head Antonio Cammisecra said: “The start of operation of Nova Olinda and Ituverava is a major milestone for our presence in Brazil since it confirms our leadership in the country’s photovoltaic market, as well as our commitment and ability to quickly and efficiently deliver the projects we are awarded.
“With our projects and expertise, we can boost the development of Brazil’s photovoltaic sector with the aim of further strengthening the increasingly key role that solar power is playing in the diversification of the country’s generation mix and in meeting its growing energy needs.”
Through its subsidiaries EGPB and Enel Brasil, the Enel Group holds a total installed renewable capacity of about 2,276MW in Brazil.
