RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 — In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun — one of many in Brazil’s first favela solar energy project. The solar panels on the roof of a community...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 — In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun — one of many in Brazil’s first favela solar energy project.
Another 44 panels are installed atop private businesses, including a local hostel, which also receive discounts as part of the co-op. We’re using that to raise awareness about the importance of solar energy for the economy and the environment,” says the 45-year-old Italian, who moved to Rio a decade ago and now lives in Chapeu Mangueira — the favela next to Babilonia, which also takes part in the co-op.
Marcia Campos, a 51-year-old social worker who lives in Babilonia, says that before joining the solar co-op she was struggling to pay her electricity bill, which had risen to nearly 500 reais a month — around half the Brazilian monthly minimum wage. Electric utilities estimate the common practice costs 1.5 billion reais a year, and contributes to higher prices for everyone else.But residential solar-energy production from projects like the one in Babilonia “is growing very fast,” says Carlos Aparecido, a professor of electrical engineering at Rio de Janeiro State University.
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