Porto Rico Aqua Park Resort, a hotel complex located in the city of Puerto Rico (PR), announced the installation of a solar plant in an area of 15 thousand m².
The project was implemented by the company Sunergia Energia Solar in 2021. According to the company, in the first month 8.205 kWh/month of electricity were saved.
After two years operating solely with solar, the energy bill was reduced from an average of R$32 to around R$2.500, equivalent to a savings of 92%.
In total, the photovoltaic system has 226 89,27 kWp modules from German manufacturer AE Solar, and inverters from SMA Solar.
According to Odair Paladar, one of the co-owners of Puerto Rico Aqua Park, the complex aims to combine leisure and tourism with sustainability and nature. Therefore, adopting photovoltaic energy was an option for developing the operational efficiency sought for the park.
“After an extensive market search, we decided to go with AE Solar and SMA, companies in which we found the ideal balance of quality, safety and fair price. From then on, we began to obtain great results every month”, says the businessman.
Investment reallocation
With the savings achieved, the resort not only showed an increase in profit, but also had room to reallocate investments in projects that were previously impossible to carry out due to the high value of electricity consumed by the enterprise.
“When the electricity bill arrived it was horrible. The values varied between R$32 thousand and R$30 thousand. Nowadays, in high season, we pay between R$2.500 and a maximum of R$3.000. In the low season, the bill is almost zero”, comments Paladar.
For the next season, the resort plans to build new attractions and expand audience capacity. “By saving this money, we are making several improvements to the park.”
“We are going to build a swimming pool heated using solar s and we intend to build 25 new apartments for our guests”, he adds.
Ramon Nuche, director of AE Solar for Latin America, highlights that, in addition to the financial gain, the implementation of a photovoltaic system also results in benefits for the environment.
The director also points out that, according to data from ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy), Brazil avoided the emission of more than 27,3 million tons of CO².
“We are very proud to be able to contribute to this change in the way energy is consumed, with an ecological and safe approach”, concludes Nuche.
