The public energy company had a great 2024, and is 200 homes away from achieving 100% electrification in Uruguay.
The National Administration of State Electrical Power Plants and Transmissions (UTE) It closed 2024 with profits of more than $300 million, according to the president of the public company, Silvia Emaldi.
“It was a very good year in general terms for UTE in terms of quality indicators of customer service, in terms of continuing to maintain what is a solid company from a financial point of view,” said Emladi in dialogue with Radio Monte Carlo.
In that sense, he pointed out that the public entity achieved more than 300 million dollars in profits that are already being “pumped into the investment plans that are carried out in what has to do with transmission and distribution networks, and with the construction of new photovoltaic solar parks.
Renewable energies and sustainable mobility
Likewise, Emaldi highlighted that the new solar park in Tiger Point It adds to a renewable energy production structure that already represents 99% of the country’s electricity generation. In addition, he noted that the number of 350 charging stations for electric vehicles was reached on routes throughout the national territory.
“We are taking steps to continue facilitating the electric mobility, it is expected that Uruguay By the end of this year, we will already have 9,000 electric vehicles circulating on all national routes, which is why we are preparing the infrastructure. We have made a significant investment of around 6 million dollars to promote electric mobility, and at this time there is growth and we monitor those points where it is necessary to install more chargers, we are doing it to facilitate everything that is this use that is key, not only for the economic impact of the use of electric mobility, but also for sustainability,” explained the president of UTE.
Almost 100% of home electrification
Finally, Emaldi highlighted what could be one of the most important achievements of the administration: the regularization and electrification of all homes in Uruguay.
“We have reached a goal that we had established in this period: regularize 50,000 households in vulnerable contexts. We are only 200 homes away from electrifying 100% of the country, there are 4,600 homes in the deep interior of the hauls that we have electrified,” he noted.
“We have the last 200 left that, between now and February, we will be complying with what was said that Uruguay “It will be 100% electrified at the end of this administration,” concluded the president of UTE.
Source: Ambito
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