The partnership provides for the supply of 1,460 megawatt-hours (MWh) per year to 58 low-voltage consumption units, such as toll booths and support points for highway users.
The energy will be contracted from photovoltaic plants located in the municipalities of Iperó, Pirangi and Leme, in the interior of São Paulo, in the form of shared distributed generation.
“As one of the 50 largest energy consumers in the country, increasing the share of renewable sources in our matrix is a central pillar in our strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of our operations”, said the vice president of Sustainability, Risks and Compliance from CCR, Pedro Sutter.
The infrastructure group said that it will end 2024 having already reached the goal of having 100% of its urban mobility assets, highways and airports supplied by electricity from renewable sources, a year ahead of the commitment announced to the market.
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As for EDP, the business follows the growth strategy in distributed solar generation, a modality that has offered more opportunities at the moment than centralized generation, in large plants, as pointed out by the CEO for South America in a recent conversation with journalists.
Last month, the Portuguese company announced the purchase of 16 new distributed solar plants from the Tangipar group in the states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, with a total installed capacity of 44.3 megawatts-peak (MWp) .
