Brazil's Echoenergia breaks ground on 351-MW solar complex

Brazilian renewable energy firm Echoenergia Participacoes SA has commenced the construction works on the first phase of a 351.1-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) complex in Bahia state.

The local government said on Thursday this initial phase consists of seven solar parks spread over an 800-hectare (1,976.8acres) area. Named Sertao Solar Barreiras, the PV complex is scheduled to start power generation in 2024.

Once up and running, the facility will be able to produce enough clean electricity to meet the power demand of more than 540,000 local homes.

In addition to Sertao Solar, Echoenergia has three wind parks currently under construction in the state, with a combined capacity of 68 MW.

At present, Bahia has 47 PV plants in operation, representing 1.36 GW of capacity. The state government noted that other 372 farms are presently being built, generating BRL 51 billion (USD 10.3bn/EUR 9.5bn) in investments.

(BRL 1.0 = USD 0.201/EUR 0.188)

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