Brazil is among the 10 countries that installed the most photovoltaic energy in 2020. This is what a survey carried out by ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy). According to the research, with data compiled from the IEA PVPS (International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme), the country moved up three positions in the world ranking of annual added power, rising from 12th to 9th place.
In 2020, for example, Brazil installed 3,1 GW of solar energy, including 2.535,3 MW (80%) in distributed generation systems and 617,6 MW (20%) in centralized generation systems. As a result, in the last year alone, the photovoltaic sector brought R$15,9 billion in new investments and more than 99 thousand new jobs to Brazil. From 2012 to the end of 2020, Brazil accumulated R$42,1 billion in investments in solar energy, generating more than 236 thousand jobs.
The country has only been in the Top 10 once, in 2017, ranking 10th. In 2018, it ranked 11th and in 2019 it ranked 12th. The country that led the ranking of installed power in 2020 was China (48,2 MW), followed by the United States (19,2 MW), Vietnam (11,1 MW), Japan (8,2 MW) and Germany (4,9 MW).
Ronaldo Koloszuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, emphasized Brazil's return to the Top 10, but recalled that the country has all the conditions to assume a greater role in the development of the sector, with policies and programs that combat global warming and promote a sustainable energy transition.
“We are about to vote on Bill No. 5.820/2109, which could bring R$139 billion in new investments by 2050, in addition to more than 1 million new jobs in the coming years”, highlighted the executive.
“By 2050, own generation of solar energy could save more than R$150 billion in costs with the use of fossil thermoelectric plants, one of the main reasons for the tariff increase in the electricity bill and the emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases in the sector. electric,” added Koloszuk.
Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of ABSOLAR, also highlighted the role of the photovoltaic source and commented that “Brazil has a lot to gain from the growth of this clean, renewable and competitive energy and that it needs to advance further to become a world leader in the segment, which is increasingly strategic in the 21st century”.
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