Companhia Energética Integrada, a company in the electricity generation segment and development of greenfield projects for solar and hydroelectric plants, signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for the construction of photovoltaic plants and green hydrogen production in Porto Central, a private multipurpose industrial port complex that is under development in the south of Espírito Santo.
The goal is for the projects in the first phase to be operational by 2026, with an expected investment of R$100 million.
According to the companies, the partnership will allow the companies to conduct feasibility studies, licensing, installation and construction of the plant that will have the capacity to produce up to 300 tons of green hydrogen and up to 1700 tons of green ammonia annually, from the solar plant with a capacity of 10 MWp.
Furthermore, with the scalable project, which should be integrated into the Green Energy Hub, one of the port's priority areas, there may be an expansion of production capacity by adding new electrolyzer units and increasing solar energy generation.
“Low-carbon hydrogen is seen as a future vector for energy security and decarbonization of the world economy, and CEI positions itself as a strategic player in this new market. This investment is aligned with the Group's innovative and sustainable purpose, which has a generation park 100% from renewable sources”, points out Bruno Mainardi, responsible for the company's energy transition issues.
Porto Central's commercial manager, Jessica Chan, adds that the port's Green Energy Hub has attracted attention from major players. This is because it combines high potential for renewable energy generation, with wind and solar farms, with a privileged geographic position to serve the domestic green energy consumer market and local and international industrial hubs.
“The strategy is to take advantage of all this potential to contribute to energy security with carbon-free energy for different market sectors at the height of the energy transition”, he highlights.
