acciona.org, ACCIONA’s corporate foundation, has launched its operations in Brazil with the implementation of a project to provide clean and affordable energy based on photovoltaic systems to the Cooperative of Rural Producers of Juquitiba and its Region (COOPJUQUI) in the Ribeira Valley (São Paulo). The initiative will directly benefit 60 rural families—about 200 people—engaged in agriculture and the processing of agricultural products.

acciona.org’s first project in Brazil involves the installation of a solar photovoltaic system with 41 panels capable of generating approximately 35MWh per year. This output will cover most of the cooperative’s energy needs, significantly reducing its electricity bill and preventing 13.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, according to projections.

The cooperative will be able to use the savings from reduced electricity costs to strengthen its operations, reinvesting in equipment upgrades, capacity expansion and the development of new business initiatives.

The project includes the modernization of product-processing facilities and consulting services for the cooperative’s management. COOPJUQUI operates in production chains such as vegetable farming, honey production and mushroom and banana cultivation, always using agroecological practices.

The acciona.org foundation promotes human development in vulnerable communities by providing and improving affordable access to basic energy, water and sanitation services. To this end, it has established a local nonprofit organization in Brazil to coordinate its activities in the country.

GLOBAL IMPACT

In 2025, acciona.org expanded access to renewable electricity, clean water and adequate sanitation to nearly 200,000 people (+24%) in nine countries. The foundation has doubled its impact in three years and now reaches 41,000 households, as well as small businesses and educational, health and community centers, in Peru, Mexico, Panama, Chile, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, South Africa and Spain.

Its social management model is based on the active involvement of the communities it works with, which share responsibility for management and maintenance to ensure the long-term continuity of supply.

Access to such reliable, affordable and sustainable services creates a domino effect of progress through the positive impact on living conditions, productive activities and the environment in more than 1,900 rural, indigenous and refugee communities that acciona.org has helped worldwide.