Melicity and Brazil’s largest private solar plant

Enel X has concluded the construction of Brazil’s largest solar plant installed on a roof and with distributed generation at the new Mercado Livre headquarters. Located in the city of Osasco, in the São Paulo metropolitan area, the plant includes 1,800 solar panels, which reduce by around 30% the site’s energy consumption.

Built by Enel X, the plant operates through the energy credits compensation scheme – established by Aneel in resolution 482. The solar power generated is instantly consumed by Mercado Livre, engendering an immediate saving. And the surplus, if available, will be injected into the energy grid and returned to the institution in energy credits, which can be used in up to five years.

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