Janaúba, the largest photovoltaic plant in America, comes into operation

Isbel Lázaro.
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Inspenet, July 7, 2023.

The Elera Renováveis ​​company inaugurated this week in Brazil the Janaúba solar complex , the largest in the Americas, with a capacity of 1.2 GW. Previously, the Villanueva project in Mexico held the title of the largest operating photovoltaic facility in North and South America, with the Villanueva I and Villanueva III plants adding a total capacity of 427 MW and 327 MW, respectively.

This recently inaugurated project is made up of 20 solar parks distributed over an area of ​​3,000 hectares.

Janaúba: an ambitious project

Elera Renováveis’ investment in the project has been approximately R$ 4 billion ($819 million). The Brazilian company specialized in renewable energy began construction in January 2021.

That same year, the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) approved financing of R$ 1.47 billion for 14 plants within the complex, which is equivalent to 72% of the total planned investment of R$ 2.04 billion. .

Notably, the complex has tracking systems from US-based Nextracker.

Janaúba has one of the highest concentrations of large-scale solar projects among Brazilian municipalities and has posted a video clip showing the first images of the massive installation on its YouTube channel .

Source and photo: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/07/06/largest-pv-plant-in-americas-goes-online-in-brazil/

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