Tree · Morro da Babilônia, Leme, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Revolusolar
Community solar and the first favela solar co-op in Brazil · Rio de Janeiro
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Since 2015Works nationallyAtlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) · Guanabara Bay
- community energy
- energy cooperative
- favela
- energy poverty
- green jobs
Revolusolar was founded in 2015 in Morro da Babilônia and in 2021 set up the Cooperativa Percília e Lúcio de Energias Renováveis, a solar co-op serving families in the Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira favelas. Bill savings go into a community fund, and its training programme has prepared more than 100 local people for solar jobs.
The co-op's capacity doubled in 2024 with a further 29 kWp on the Babilônia sports court, and Revolusolar has since repeated the method in other communities across Brazil. TotalEnergies has sponsored the work since 2022.