EDP Renovaveis Installs Innovative Rooftop Solar System for Portuguese Textile Company Riopele

Credit: EDP

Renovaveis SA  has successfully installed a 4.5-megawatt peak (MWp) rooftop (PV) energy system for the Portuguese textile company Riopele. This project marks a significant milestone as it is the first solar system built by EDP on the facade of a building.

The system consists of approximately 8,000 PV panels spread across a rooftop area of 22,000 square meters (236,806 square feet) at Riopele's facility, which has been operational since 2019.

The initiative required an investment of over EUR 5 million (USD 5.5 million), with partial financing provided by 's recovery and resilience plan (PRR).

The installed PV system is expected to generate 5.8 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity annually, increasing Riopele's renewable electricity consumption from 3% to 12%.

“In the coming months, we will start building another photovoltaic plant with a capacity of over 3 MWp, which will bring us ever closer to our goal of zero environmental impact by 2027, the year we celebrate the company's centenary,” said Jose Alexandre Oliveira, president of Riopele.

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