Bolt, Orion-E to build solar plants in Brazil for about $630 mln
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An employee works among solar panels of Bemol Solar plant outside Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
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SAO PAULO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Energy infrastructure company Orion-E has reached an agreement with energy trader Bolt to build solar photovoltaic plants in Brazil with a combined capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), a company executive said on Tuesday.
The solar venture is expected to cost around 3.2 billion reais ($627.49 million) in investments and will be located in several Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais, Hugo Albuquerque, Orion-E’s chief communications officer, told Reuters in an interview.
Orion-E, a relatively new player and owned by private-equity backed Domus Holdings, already has a portfolio of 1.2 GW wind and solar projects of different sizes either completed or under development, said Albuquerque.
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The projects will involve small-scale production and are expected to be ready operationally within the next 24 months.
Under the agreement, Orion-E will develop the projects, while Bolt will sell the energy to consumers.
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Reporting by Letícia Fucuchima; Editing by Leslie Adler and David Gregorio
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