Brazil's Ceara oks over 2 GW of solar projects

• The state council on the atmosphere of the Brazilian state of Ceara (Coema) authorized recently 3 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) projects with an integrated capacity of 2,142 MW.

One of the projects is the 241.5-MW Quixere solar power complex recommended by Enel Green Power Brasil Participacoes Ltda. As part of it, the city of Quixere will see 5 sub-parks installed in a 1,102-hectare (272,369 acres) location.

The 2nd as well as third schemes okayed by Coema on Thursday's amazing meeting are the 1,584-MW Jaguaretama and the 316.5-MW Umari PV parks, from Uruque Jaguaretama Energias Renovaveis Ltda.

Jaguaretama's 33 PV sub-parks will certainly cover close to 5,000 hectares in the community of the exact same name. Umari will be consisted of seven solar plants topped 1,267.65 hectares in between the communities of Umari, Ico as well as Lavras da Mangabeira.

Coema's approval is a condition for Semace, the environmental superintendency of Ceara state, to issue the installation licence, the ecological firm kept in mind.