Enel X installs mini-generation solar plant at Globo Studios

Part of Enel Group, Brazil’s largest player in solar energy, Enel X concluded in August 2017 the installation of a mini-generation solar plant spanning around 3,000sq m, spread across the roofs of three buildings at Globo Studios, in Jacarepaguá, in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

The Globo project stands out because it is one of the five largest in the country among participants of the Free Contracting Environment (ACL), which are exclusively energy self-producers. This type of distributed generation, with micro- and mini-photovoltaic plants, is still rare among large consumers who purchase energy in the Free Market.

The forecast is that the 1,477 panels installed at Globo Studios generate about 700,000 kWh a year, enough to supply approximately 400 families, and prevent the emission of 95 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. This corresponds to no less than 568 trees planted in a year, as well as 94 fewer cars circulating on the streets in that period.

Since 2013, Enel X operates in the distributed generation market with solar power, having installed distributed generation systems in 10 Brazilian states and being a pioneer in the Solar Condominium model.

Photo credit: Globo Promotion