Uploaded on 2020-06-06 by Brenda da Silva Oliveira

As explained in this module, the use of energy and electricity is continuously growing worldwide and the demand for infrastructure to do so changes cities and territories. In Brazil, about 80% of electricity comes from renewable sources, among which more than 60% is generated by hydroelectric plants and almost 7% by solar and wind energy. The photo presented here was taken in a village called Arabá, in the municipality of Ouroeste, in the northwest region of the state of São Paulo. The new solar energy park inaugurated less than a year ago complements energy production, using the infrastructure already present in the region, from the Água Vermelha hydroelectric plant, generating more electricity to supply the great metropolis of São Paulo, about 600 km from distance from here. More than showing a substation for solar energy generation, the photo also shows the landscape change in the hinterland of the country caused by the demand for more electricity in large cities, impacting urban and territorial scales.