Twenty-six remote Amazonian communities need power

The State of Amazonas is the largest in Brazil and covers 2.1 million square miles of land. The region is vast and largely isolated, with the majority of the state covered by thick canopies of rainforest.

The communities that call Amazonas home are largely cut off from the outside world. Crucially, they remain unconnected from the national grid – a situation which is unlikely to change due to the near impossibility of running power distribution cables through the rainforest.

That’s where Aggreko comes in. Reaching off-grid communities and providing power to the most remote locations is at the heart of what we do.

But with most Amazonian communities only connected by river, meaning it can take days to get from one end to the other, this project has presented unique challenges for which we needed bespoke solutions.

Aggreko will deliver a complete energy solution using state-of-the-art, highly efficient diesel engines. Given the remote location of the project, the team will transport Aggreko generators on rafts along the Amazon River to deliver power to communities which are not connected to the national grid.

This means that our generators will travel along approximately 20,000km of river network, bringing a total of 137.7 MW of power to 26 remote locations in Amazonas.

The generators will operate for 24 hours a day for the next 15 years, bringing much-needed power to multiple remote residential areas.

Because of their enhanced fuel efficiency, the kits being deployed will consume 8% less diesel than standard kits, thus also reducing carbon emissions. 

Aggreko will deliver a complete energy solution using state-of-the-art, highly efficient diesel engines. Given the remote location of the project, the team will transport Aggreko generators on rafts along the Amazon River to deliver power to communities which are not connected to the national grid.

This means that our generators will travel along approximately 20,000km of river network, bringing a total of 137.7 MW of power to 26 remote locations in Amazonas.

The generators will operate for 24 hours a day for the next 15 years, bringing much-needed power to multiple remote residential areas.

Because of their enhanced fuel efficiency, the kits being deployed will consume 8% less diesel than standard kits, thus also reducing carbon emissions.