Maringá Airport (PR) will be powered by solar energy

Installation will generate annual savings of R$1 million per year
Maringá Airport (PR) will be powered by solar energy
Power plant installed at Maringá airport will make the station self-sufficient in electrical energy. Photo: Maringá Airport/Disclosure

O Maringa Regional Airport opened, on the 18th, a 850,20 kWp photovoltaic plant installed power. The plant occupies an area of ​​11,4 square meters and has around 1,5 modules and seven inverters. The generation estimate is 0,7 MWh.

With the plant in operation, the airport estimates a 95% reduction in energy costs, representing annual savings of R$1 million for the municipality. The project had an investment of R$5,3 million, was conceived by the City of Maringá and financed by BRDE (Regional Development Bank of the Far South).

According to the company, with the installation of the solar plant, the airport became the first regional air terminal and third in the country in energy self-sufficiency.

In addition to the installation of the plant, the airport underwent other improvements, such as expanding the landing and take-off runway, installing a system that facilitates aircraft landing in low visibility situations and improvements to the cargo warehouse to receive international cargo.

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Viviane Lucio
Journalist graduated from UNIP (Universidade Paulista) and specialist in scientific journalism from Unicamp (Universidade Estadual de Campinas). She has experience in news production, reporting, photography, communications and press consultancy.

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