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Portugal

CTT Portugal Post: Solar neighbourhoods

ACTIONS

Solar generation distributed in small power stations is an essential component in achieving both governmental and CTT’s decarbonisation targets. With this project, comprising 12,000 panels, CTT will benefit from the electricity generated by the installations to power some of its facilities and it will also supply clean energy to 8,000 families and small businesses in the vicinities. The combined installed power reaches 6MWp and an area equivalent to eight American football fields.

These parks will provide renewable energy to CTT buildings and, as the majority of the locations have more space available than required for supplying those facilities, energy communities will also be created, allowing families and businesses to also share this renewable energy and benefit from real savings in their bills. Participation in the Solar Neighbourhoods project is further proof of CTT’s enormous capillarity and proximity to the population.

RESULTS and IMPACT

The members of these solar boroughs will make savings of up to 35% on electricity. CTT will not only power its buildings with sustainable energy and share it with the population but will also benefit from significant savings and reduce its dependency on the power grid through this partnership.