Brazil reached the mark of 400 thousand UCs (consumer units) that use photovoltaic solar energy. The volume considers microgeneration and minigeneration systems in homes, businesses, industries, rural properties and public buildings.
According to data from ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy), the photovoltaic source dominates the DG (distributed generation) segment, with more than 99% of the country's installations.
“This record is the result of the efforts of the entire distributed solar generation segment to transform Brazil into a more sustainable country. We celebrate this important achievement, while realizing that we still have a lot of work and opportunities ahead: there are still more than 85 million consumer units in Brazil that do not have solar photovoltaic systems,” highlighted Ronaldo Koloszuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR.
Data from the association shows that, since 2012, photovoltaic DG has had an average increase of 231% per year in the country, contributing more than R$4,7 billion, reinjected into the local economy. Furthermore, more than 190 thousand jobs were created in the country during the period.
