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Overview
- The solar complex will use more than 30,000 panels delivering 22 MWp coupled with 49 MWh of battery storage to supply the island around the clock.
- Construction will proceed in two phases, with initial operation planned by May 2026 and full completion in the first half of 2027.
- Today about 95% of the island’s electricity comes from the diesel-fired Usina Tubarão, which burns roughly 30,000 liters per day and will remain only as backup after the transition.
- State regulator CPRH approved the project with ICMBio’s assent, and the arrays will occupy 24.63 hectares—about 1.5% of the island—on land ceded by the Air Force and local administration.
- A companion effort delivered a 622 kWp floating array at Açude do Xaréu and is deploying EV chargers, electric vehicles, smart meters and efficiency upgrades as a showcase ahead of COP30.