Solar energy projects lower bills in Rio de Janeiro favelas

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 27, 2022
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 organization in the Babilonia favela take one thing the impoverished neighborhood has in abundance – sunshine – and use it to low This article was originally published by Solardaily.com. Read the original article here.