ENGIE announced that it has signed a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) contract with the city government of Petrolina (PE) to operate the city's lighting system. The company, which has from BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) to implement the project, will be committed to replacing 37 street lights with LED equipment within a period of 12 months.
The contract has a term of 20 years and provides for the modernization, expansion and maintenance of the city's lighting infrastructure, benefiting approximately 350 people. In addition to replacing lighting fixtures, ENGIE will implement an Operational Control Center and management systems on the main public roads in Petrolina, with the aim of saving at least 50% of the energy consumed.
Energy Efficiency
The company also highlighted that it will build intelligent remote operation and monitoring systems for highlighting and emphasizing the city’s most important public roads, as well as investing in a project to illuminate monuments and tourist attractions in Petrolina. “The program will bring several benefits, such as promoting tourism and local economic activity, greater security and a better quality of life,” highlighted Leonardo Serpa, CEO of ENGIE Soluções.
“Our purpose is to act to accelerate the transition to a carbon neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more sustainable solutions. And this acceleration necessarily involves the transformation of urban centers,” he pointed out.
For Serpa, public lighting represents a gateway to the development of smart cities in Brazil. “This is because the infrastructure dedicated to it, when granted through a PPP contract, can serve as a basis for adding smart services”, he concluded.
