Sunbeam Heaters
The city of Votuporanga, in São Paulo, is about to receive the first photovoltaic plant in the state. The project, which is budgeted at $ 250 million, was designed by Chinese investment group Sky Solar, and is being played by Spain's Sunbeam. The plant will occupy an area of ??25 acres, with an installed capacity of 33MW. A presentation on the project to which the Journal of Energy had access, says the group's intention is to sell the energy generated by the plant to $ 300 per MWh. According to State Representative Carlos Pignataro (PSDB), who initiated intermediation between investors with the state, the city was chosen for its level of insulation, matched to the North and Northeast of the Country Close to the plant, sunbeam heaters also intends to establish a factory for the production of photovoltaic panels. To address the state's participation in the project, a meeting was held on January 27, the Energy Secretary, José Aníbal, Secretary of Public Management, and Mayor Julio Semeghini Votuporanga, Junior Marão. On that occasion, one of the conditions presented by the company for the project out of the paper was the investment of federal and state governments in the sector, and ensuring profitability of the enterprise. "We can not begin implementation until the Ministry of Mines and Energy guarantees the sale of energy. Only to start the assembly with this assurance," says the director of Sunbeam, Pedro Vaquer. According Pignatari, the meeting was very positive. "The secretary was to the project and is awaiting a work done by the technical department to see what will be the participation, whether to or not. " The price pursued by investors for the plant is presented below in solar projects planned for the country According to the dmft BRASELCO Armando Abreu, expert consulting on renewable sources, the cost of solar is between $ 400 and $ 600 per MWh . . . .
