Enel Green Power Brasil, the renewable generation arm of Enel Brasil, announced the commercial operation of the São Gonçalo III solar farm (256 MW), which is the second expansion of the already operational São Gonçalo solar complex, located in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, in Piauí. With the new 256 MW section, the complex reached a total installed capacity in operation of 864 MW, consolidating itself as the largest solar farm currently in operation in Latin America. The construction of São Gonçalo III involved an investment of about 870 million Brazilian reais.São Gonçalo III solar farm (256 MW) alone will be able to generate 597 GWh annually, avoiding the emission of more than 400,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year. Considering the whole São Gonçalo complex (864 MW), more than 2.0 TWh of energy will be generated annually, preventing the emission of about 1.3 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
Enel Green Power Brasil, the renewable generation arm of Enel Brasil, announced the commercial operation of the São Gonçalo III solar farm (256 MW), which is the second expansion of the already operational São Gonçalo solar complex, located in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, in Piauí. With the new 256 MW section, the complex reached a total installed capacity in operation of 864 MW, consolidating itself as the largest solar farm currently in operation in Latin America. The construction of São Gonçalo III involved an investment of about 870 million Brazilian reais.São Gonçalo III solar farm (256 MW) alone will be able to generate 597 GWh annually, avoiding the emission of more than 400,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year. Considering the whole São Gonçalo complex (864 MW), more than 2.0 TWh of energy will be generated annually, preventing the emission of about 1.3 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year.
