Neoenergia distributors continue to contribute to
increase efficiency and encourage more conscious consumption of electricity. In
2021, around 406.5 thousand LED lamps were replaced by the companies, providing
more efficiency to the lighting of 2,716 public buildings, NGOs, schools and
hospitals in several municipalities in their concession areas Neoenergia
Coelba (BA), Neoenergia
Pernambuco (PE), Neoenergia
Elektro (SP/MS)
and Cosern Neoenergia (RN). The initiative contributes to the environment and allows financial
savings for these institutions.
With an investment of R$ 22.2 million until October
this year, Neoenergia Group’s distributors initiative is expected to provide a
reduction in energy consumption of over 8.9 GWh/year, representing a reduction
in CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, with positive impact in society. This is
yet another initiative aimed at contributing to the decarbonization process in
its concession areas.
“These are projects that provide benefits to
institutions and society, as with energy savings we also impact the
environment. Replacing equipment with more modern and efficient models saves
energy and raises awareness to combat waste", says Ana Christina Mascarenhas, energy efficiency manager at
Neoenergia.
The use of LED lamps provides a series of benefits
and also generates energy savings. They have a longer useful life, lasting
approximately 25 thousand hours, while fluorescent lamps last 15 thousand
hours. The technology also causes less environmental impact. LED does not
include toxic elements in its composition, unlike fluorescent lamps, which have
mercury, which generates harmful residues to the environment when disposed of
incorrectly in rivers and landfills.
Neoenergia Coelba (BA), for example, replaced
approximately 86 thousand light bulbs. The public institutions benefited
includes the Federal University of Bahia, which had more than 33,000 lamps
replaced. Neoenergia Pernambuco replaced almost 96,200 lamps with the most
efficient model in the state. More than 68.6 thousand lamps were included in
the actions of Neoenergia Cosern and, in those of Neoenergia Elektro, the
number exceeded 154.8 thousand.
In addition to making lighting more efficient,
distributors install photovoltaic systems to generate solar energy, a clean
source. In 2021, Neoenergia Coelba's project included the installation of six
solar systems, amounting to 364.6 kWp. Installed power at Neoenergia amounts to
475.7 kWp.
The initiatives are part of the Building Efficiency
project, carried out with funds provided by the Energy Efficiency program (PEE)
and regulated by the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). These actions are
in line and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with which
Neoenergia is committed, prioritizing the supply of clean energy (SDG 7) and
the fight against climate change (SDG 13).