The project is one of the biggest yet to be officially announced in Brazil,where solar has yet to take off despite the country’s huge potential.

The plant will be located in Alto do Rodrigues, Rio Grande do Norte state.

The project is part of a research initiative Petrobras is leading for Brazilianpower regulator (ANEEL).

Brazil has only about 20MW of solar in place, most of it in the form ofpilot or demonstrator projects.

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