Enel launches 158 MW solar facility in Brazil
Italian utility Enel's Brazilian subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes has launched a 158 MW solar complex in Bom Jesus da Lapa. The facility encompasses the 80 MW Bom Jesus da Lapa farm and the 78 MW Lapa farm. The Bom Jesus farm can generate approximately 340 GWh of electricity annually, and would be able to supply 166,000 homes and offset 198,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions annually. It is the first of three solar projects in the region to begin commercial operation by Enel at the cost of $685m.
Italian utility Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) inaugurated on Thursday the 158-MW Bom Jesus da Lapa solar complex in Brazil's Bahia state.

The particular complex was developted by Enel's Brazilian subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes (EGPB). It is comprised of the 80-MW Bom Jesus da Lapa and 78-MW Lapa solar farms, the company said.

Bom Jesus, awarded back in August 2015 in a reserve energy acution, has the capacity to generate some 340 GWh of electricity per year, enough to meet the annual demand of 166,000 local homes and offset 198,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year.

According to the local subsidiary's country manager, Carlo Zorzoli, this complex is the first one to enter commercial operation out of three planned by Enel for the state this year. Enel is investing a total of USD 685 million (EUR 580.9m) in the three projects, including Bom Jesus and the 254-MW Ituverava solar park, recently commissioned, as well as the 103-MW Horizonte facility, under construction.

Overall, the company has a renewables portfolio of 2,276 MW, of which 716 MW are from operational solar plants.

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