The solar procurement initiative comes as São Paulo Metro advances major construction projects requiring substantial capital allocation. The operator recently added R$27.4 million to contracts for completing civil works on Line 17-Gold, the monorail connecting Congonhas Airport to Morumbi station on Line 9-Emerald. The contract modification with Agis Consórcio Linha 17 increased total value from R$670 million to R$697.4 million and incorporated remedial work on existing structures, including R$12.7 million for metallic joint devices on guide beams at Água Espraiada yard. Additional spending covers surface treatment on 4,221 square meters of metal structures, totaling approximately R$790,000, plus R$80,000 for cleaning pigeon-related contamination from 1,500 square meters of structures.
Line 2-Green expansion work continues with Governor Tarcísio de Freitas projecting service to Penha station by 2029 and extension to the Dutra highway region in Guarulhos by approximately 2032. The first phase adds eight stations between Vila Prudente and Penha, while a second tunneling machine is being assembled to excavate the five-station segment to Dutra. The complete expansion to Guarulhos will require 35 additional train sets, exceeding the 22 units initially associated with the Penha segment.
The metro’s cost management efforts extend to eliminating legacy technology. Starting October 31, the system will permanently discontinue acceptance of Edmonson-type magnetic tickets used since 1974, completing a transition to QR code ticketing initiated in 2021. The change eliminates production, transport and storage costs for physical tickets while addressing maintenance challenges for aging turnstile mechanisms lacking replacement parts. Passengers holding unused magnetic tickets can exchange them for QR code passes between November 2026 and January 2027.
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