When we notice a certain movement, we usually do what we call a “blitz”. So, we take reinforcements from neighboring municipalities and carry out a more complete and significant sweep of any place where there is suspicion. The statement is Paulo Takeyama, deputy coordinator of the Specialized Chamber of Electrical Engineering of the Crea-SP.
During the II Canal Connect, congress held by Canal Solar at the headquarters of Crea-SP, in São Paulo (SP), the engineer highlighted the entity's role in monitoring photovoltaic systems and discussed how the process is carried out.
“Crea also works through complaints. For example, there is a project where there is no one responsible. In this case, we generally go after it by complaint, or by observations from the inspectors who are in the city”, said the specialist.
“The bulk of the problems are in distributed micro and mini generation plants, where photovoltaic installations, between creation and completion, take days. Therefore, it is very difficult for you to catch this,” he reported.
According to him, inspections of solar plants are somewhat difficult because of the speed. “When you see it, it’s ready, it’s already done.”
Takeyama emphasized that the entity has drones that carry out inspections in other areas of engineering, and will possibly also target the solar market. “Crea is trying to do its best to ensure that works in this area are carried out by qualified and qualified personnel.”
Inspections in 2023
In the lecture, Takeyama highlighted that, this year, Crea-SP carried out 1.893 inspections of photovoltaic solar plants in 71 municipalities. In total, there were 13 thousand notifications for companies with electrical installation CNAE.
The CNAE, which stands for National Classification of Economic Activities, is the national standardization instrument through economic activity codes and framing criteria used by the country's various Tax istration bodies.
Instruction booklet
On November 13th, at 9:30 am, a meeting of the Multidisciplinary Committee on Renewable Energy Sources will be held, with the presence of electricity concessionaires and companies in the photovoltaic sector, to prepare a booklet of instructions for monitoring Crea-SP .
“We will create a manual to more effectively combat installations in the state. The booklet will guide inspectors on which facilities to prioritize and take special care, especially with public and healthcare buildings, for example, where there is a large concentration of public”, concluded the coordinator.
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How are these inspections carried out and what do they consist of? Are measurements carried out, or are there only visual inspections? The owners of the facilities monitor these inspections. Many questions remain unanswered.
“manual for combating installations?” Minimally unfortunate phrase if it was said that way. CREA inspections are a joke, their purpose is only to collect revenue with the imposition of fines, and they do not help in the technical evolution of the sector. These class bodies have become large job hangers and do little within their intended purpose.
“Inspection by blitz”, this is the big new inspection. In fact, what should be done was an agreement with the electricity concessionaires, to know in advance where these photovoltaic energy generations will be installed. The rest is just sleepy talk.