With a 118% Increase, Solar Energy Generation Reaches 400,000 Consumers in Brazil, According to Absolar

According to Absolar, solar energy generation in the one-year period increased by 118%, with the addition of 214 thousand users in the last 12 months

According to Absolar – Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Brazil has just reached 400 thousand units of distributed solar photovoltaic energy use, an increase of 118% in the last 12 months, and an additional 214,000 users were added during this period. Since 2012, this technology has represented more than 3.8 GW of installed capacity and is responsible for attracting over 19 billion reais in new investments.

Check Out Other News of the Day:

• Ford, the American automotive giant, sells a factory in São Paulo for 565 million reais
• Tugboat sinks on the way to Porto do Açu and crew member goes missing
• Eletronuclear receives over R$ 740 million to resume construction of the Angra 3 nuclear plant

Of the total value, residences account for 68.8%, followed by commerce and services at 20.2%, rural consumers – 8%, industries – 2.6%, public authorities at 0.4%, and services and public lighting represent 0.03% and 0.01%, respectively.

In terms of installed capacity values, Absolar shows that commercial and service industry consumers lead in utilization, representing 38.8% of the total in the country, followed by residential (38%) and rural users (13.2%). The association states that industrial (8.8%), public institutions (1.1%), and other types, such as public services (0.1%) and public lighting (0.02%).

Recomendado para você

Oil and Gas

Major Oil, Gas, and Energy Event Will Take Place in Brazil: Macaé Energy Will Gather Petrobras, Equinor, Prio, Among Other Suppliers and Energy Executives for Business, Networking, and Employment Opportunities

The Technical Agenda and the Fair in the City of Macaé Should Boost Discussions on Investments, Energy Transition, and Development of the Oil, Gas, and Energy Chain in the National...

Paulo Nogueira

1

Solar energy technology is used in over 5,000 cities across Brazil and in all states. Among the top five cities in solar energy distribution are Uberlândia (MG), Cuiabá (MT), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Fortaleza (CE), and Teresina (PI).

However, the association highlighted that, although Brazil has made significant progress in recent years, it still has one of the best solar resources in the world. The Brazilian distributed energy generation market is still small, facing over 85.9 million electricity consumers.

Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of Absolar, says that “Solar energy will play an increasingly strategic role in achieving the country’s economic development goals, especially at this moment, to help recover the economy after the pandemic, as it is the renewable source that generates the most jobs in the world.”