(CercleFinance.com) – Voltalia announces that it will eliminate the import and consumption of six million liters of diesel each year with a run-of-river hydroelectric power plant project, with a capacity of 2.9 megawatts , located in the commune of Maripa-Soula in French Guiana.
CRE has in fact authorized the company to sign a contract with EDF SEI for the sale of the electricity that this new plant will produce, a contract covering a period of at least 30 years from the commissioning of the installation. scheduled for 2026.
The hydroelectric production of the Maripa-Soula plant is estimated at 12.7 gigawatt hours per year, making it possible to supply nearly 11,000 inhabitants locally and to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 18,000 tonnes each year.