MME launches public call for R$100 million for DG projects 

O MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy) announced the launch of a public call for R$100 million to renewable energy projects in the public sector PROCEL (National Electric Energy Conservation Program).

Scheduled for the second half of this year, the initiative seeks to invest in the efficiency of existing buildings by means of reforms and the installation of systems GD (distributed generation).

Priority will be given in the public call to areas of education, health and istrative buildings at the federal, state and municipal levels.

According to the ministry, projects with the best energy performance improvement strategies will be selected of the systems in use combined with the insertion of local renewable energy generation technologies integrated into the building.

Currently, the The building sector is responsible for almost half of the country's electricity consumption. 

“Therefore, we need to promote energy efficiency, reducing the use of environmental and energy resources, which will help in the decarbonization of the sector”, highlighted the MME. 

The anuncio was made by Thiago Barral, national secretary of Energy Transition and Planning at the MME, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), this Monday (10), during the inauguration of the NZEB (Near Zero Energy Building Space (NZEB) at Cepel (Electric Energy Research Center).

The space is part of the MME's strategy to promote energy efficiency in the buildings sector, contributing to the reduction of electricity demand and resulting in economic, social and environmental benefits.

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