CCR AutoBAn, signed a contract with the electricity company EDP for the supply of solar energy in 58 consumer units on the Anhanguera-Bandeirantes highway system, including toll booths and points.
The agreement, valid for ten years, provides for the delivery of 1.460 MWh per year, with energy coming from photovoltaic plants in the municipalities of Iperó, Pirangi and Leme, in the interior of São Paulo.
With this measure, CCR AutoBAn expects to save around R$160 per year and reduce emissions of 56 tons of CO₂ (carbon dioxide) per year in the DG (distributed generation) modality.
In its decision, CCR stated that it intends to end 2024 with 100% of its assets supplied by renewable sources, bringing forward the previously announced target by one year.
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Pedro Sutter, Vice President of Sustainability, Risks and Compliance at CCR Group, explains that to achieve this, the company has built a strategy in the energy sector organized around the following fronts: investments in its own energy production in different forms and migration of assets to the free market, with the g of energy contracts associated with the acquisition of renewable energy certificates.
“As one of the 50 largest energy consumers in the country, increasing the participation of renewable sources at our headquarters is a central pillar in our strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of our operations”, says the vice president of Sustainability, Risks and Compliance at CCR Group, Pedro Sutter.
EDP, which has been investing in the distributed solar energy sector, reported that it sees this business model as a strategic opportunity in the face of the challenges and costs of centralized generation.
Last month, the company acquired 16 new solar plants for R$218 million from the Tangipar group in the states of Bahia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, expanding its operations in the Brazilian market, with a total installed capacity of 44,3 MWp.
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