Solar energy has increased 9 times in rural areas »Environment Energy

The rural environment reaches 15.8 megawatts of operational use of solar photovoltaic energy. This current brand means that this type of source has been multiplied by nine in 2017 and that this technology has already doubled this year in the field.

"Farmers have discovered photovoltaic solar energy. They are responsible for transporting food from the countryside to urban areas, and now have additional income, generating electricity to supply urban areas and cut down on their expenses specifically, "he said. the president of the Association. Photovoltaic Solar Energy

According to the President, it is an interesting news because the demand has spread over several segments.

"The rural environment has dams using floating solar photovoltaic energy in Goiás, with more traditional pumping and irrigation projects in Minas Gerais," said Sauaia

Besides the lower cost, Rodrigo Sauaia The use of this technology in the field must be cleaner.

"Many of these rural producers, sometimes to bring irrigation into a production area away from the grid, had to carry a polluting and noisy diesel generator in the middle of the plantation to produce and irrigate. was bad for the environment, expensive for the producer, but he had to do it.Now you can do it with the sun, with a mobile system and with a clean power, without fuel, without any headache for the producer. "

Solar energy also proved to be a good deal for family farmers The president of Absolar pointed out the lines of funding that the consumer began to have to install the service.

He said that in Paraná a family-owned milk producer cools the product with the sun's energy, after obtaining funding through the National Program for Strengthening Family Farming ( Pronaf), which in this case has an interest ranging from 2.5% to 5.5% per year

For the period from July 2018 to June 2019, Bndes indicated that interest is 4.6% and that the acquisition of the equipment must be related to an economic activity.

For individuals and companies wishing to install solar photovoltaic projects, the bank has opened financing lines under the Climate Fund program for 80% of funding, reaching 30 million reais every 12 months per beneficiary.

For an annual income of up to R $ 90 million, the cost is 0.1% per annum with a remuneration of about 0.9% per annum. In the annual rent of more than 90 million reais, the cost has the same percentage, but the remuneration of Bndes is 1.4% per year.