Pilot project using solar energy could generate savings of up to 15% on establishments' electricity bills
Cervejaria Ambev has partnered with solar energy companies in Minas Gerais and will provide bars and restaurants in Minas Gerais with clean, renewable energy that is up to 15% cheaper than what they currently pay. The pilot project is already available free of charge to establishments in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Uberaba and Uberlândia.
Solar farms installed in these cities will generate and send energy to the local utility company, which will distribute it to the grid that supplies the bars, and the value of the electricity saved will be deducted from the electricity bills of the points of sale. In total, the project could benefit up to 30,000 bars and restaurants in the state.
“This is a sustainable and pioneering initiative in the sector, which can help bar and restaurant owners who have been impacted by social isolation. Electricity costs are one of the most significant in these establishments, which use freezers, refrigerators and other equipment that consume a lot of energy and are essential for their activities,” explains Renan Gaiad, Sustainability and Supply Manager at Ambev.
The process of joining the project is free and very simple. The establishment only needs to register on a digital platform that will connect it to a nearby partner solar plant. Distribution will be done normally through the energy provider's network, with no cost, membership fee or need for any adaptation to the current electrical system.
Any bar or restaurant in the cities of Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia and Uberaba that is interested can contact us by email: energiasolar@ambev.com.br.
In the coming months, the project should be expanded to the entire state of Minas Gerais and, in 2020, it should reach the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, Maranhão and the Federal District.
