Success Story Lídia dos Santos Community Center Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Lídia dos Santos Community Center Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Juventude Solar Greenpeace Brasil Solar Energy do Brasil Module Type TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Rated System Power Monthly Energy Yield Number of People Served CO2-savings p.a. approx. CLEAN ENERGY DRIVES POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE IN RIO de janeiro FAVELA Located in Rio de Janeiro’s Morro dos Macacos district, Lídia dos Santos Community Center’s 4.6 kW solar energy system is one of the first solar projects to be installed in a favela (a term for Brasilian neighborhoods marked by poverty and unreliable infrastructure). Industry pioneer and turnkey PV solution provider Solar Energy do Brasil partnered with Greenpeace Brasil to develop the project, which local youths installed after completing an intensive six-week solar PV training course. The youth of Morro dos Macacos often lack access to professional development opportunities, and this training helped to prepare them for employment in Brasil’s burgeoning solar energy industry. This landmark project is also one of the first to take advantage of Brasil’s new utility regulations, which allow distributed solar “microgeneration” through small residential and commercial systems connected to the utility grid. Solar Energy do Brasil ensured the Community Center met these new regulations, which are helping Brasil’s solar industry expand across the nation - in the favelas and beyond. With over 60% of its monthly electricity needs now provided by Yingli Solar panels, Lídia dos Santos Community Center is empowered to make an even greater impact in the Morro dos Macacos community. Yingli Solar

The Lídia dos Santos Community Center now meets over 60% of its electricity needs with clean solar energy Left: As demonstrated by the many power lines in this image, electric service in the Morro dos Macacos neighborhood is unreliable. Going solar ensures a stable power source for Lídia dos Santos Community Center while also reducing its electricity costs. Right: Students and volunteers celebrate the completion of Lídia dos Santos Community Center’s 4.6 kW solar energy system. Photo courtesy Greenpeace/Otávio Almeida/Luzia©. we want to promote change, we must educate our youth. Only If they...