State Grid provides water supply system for local community

Project narrative

On August 22, 2022, State Grid International Development Co., Ltd. (a Chinese state-owned company) and CPFL Renováveis (a Brazilian company which is part of the CPFL Energia Group) began works on a water supply system to provide clean drinking water to the local community in João Câmara in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The water supply system was commissioned on February 16, 2023. The total cost of the project was R$8 million, and it was cofinanced by the two companies. The project utilizes advanced membrane reverse osmosis technology to purify groundwater, producing up to 80 tons of clean water daily. It has a self-sufficient photovoltaic energy generation system, which is connected to the power grid. The purified water is distributed through pipelines to three nearby indigenous communities, benefiting over 800 families and more than 3,000 residents. Before the project, these communities depended on government water trucks to meet their daily drinking water needs. The two companies handed the project over to the local government, which will be responsible for the operation of the system.