During a meeting at the Department of Finance (Semfaz), local businessmen, technical staff and secretaries analyzed the proposal to install solar power plants in Sorriso.The prefecture informed that it already has a study for the installation of five photovoltaic plants (solar energy) in strategic points of the municipality.From now on, together with representatives of six companies that operate in the sector, the objective is to consolidate the process, through notes and suggestions that help in the process of elaborating the term of reference for the bidding, in order to facilitate the participation of “home” companies in the process.Also in June, in a meeting with the Commercial and Business Association of Sorriso (Aces) and the Chamber of Shopkeepers (CDL), Mayor Ari Lafin had already announced the need to bring local companies to participate in the process.“Sustainability is thinking about solutions that are good for everyone and looking at our local suppliers is a priority condition in this process, which allows Sorriso to continue growing economically, socially and always based on care for the environment”.“Together with Sebrae, there is a lot of work so that more local companies can participate in the city’s bidding processes, which moves the entire economy of the municipality and also of the region, always remembering that the processes strictly respect the bidding rules”, highlights the Secretary of Economic Development, Claudio Oliveira.One of the enthusiasts of the idea, which will result in cost reductions through the use of clean energy, the Secretary of Finance, Sérgio Kocová Silva, reiterates that the motto is to make the process “pay for itself” by saving electricity. generated from the installation of the plants.“Our intention is to make the amount saved with electricity bills already pay for the installation costs of the plants”, he said, contextualizing that, currently, about R$ 650 thousand comes out of the municipal coffers to pay the electricity bill. of all units that make up the municipal administration of Sorriso.“The expectation is that in four and a half years after implementation, the resources saved will already pay for the investment in installing the structures, in addition, of course, to endorse Sorriso as an example in sustainability for using 100% clean and renewable energy in its buildings public”, estimates Sérgio.According to the city hall, the study is focused on the installation of five photovoltaic plants of the “carport” type, fixed on beams that allow the structure to be used as parking.The initial study envisages “sustainable parking lots” at the Paço Municipal, at the Ari José Riedi Events Center, at the Adolino Bedin Regional Airport, at the Egídio José Preima Municipal Stadium, and the Ari Jaeger Specialized Multiprofessional Ambulatory (AME).The city government also informed that, in order to facilitate the work, thus respecting the nature of the companies' operations, the structures for installation (feet and girders), and the solar panels and other compositions for capturing sunlight will be bid separately. and its transformation into electrical energy.It is also feasible to bid for the plants in batches, thus allowing more than one company to win the process.“The action should bring efficiency to the city hall, savings to the public coffers, use of clean energy, and, always within the legal framework, allow our local companies to participate in the process”, reinforces Sérgio.The assistant secretary of Finance, Miraldo de Souza and the electrical engineer of the city hall, Juliano Cintra, also participated in the moment of analysis with the entrepreneurs.Só Notícias is the first virtual newspaper in the interior of Mato Grosso, which has been on the air for 20 years with the best information.