Data from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) pointed out that, in the first half of this year, there was a 44% growth in the adoption of solar energy in Brazil compared to the same period in 2020. In total, there were 142,2 thousand new consumers.
Amid this expansion scenario, companies that supply photovoltaic systems are registering an increase in the quantity and size of projects demanded and, consequently, accounting for an increase in revenue.
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As is the case of Entec Solar, based in Curitiba (PR), which recorded, in the first six months of this year, a 370% increase in revenue, compared to the same period in 2020. This is a reflection of the increase in the number of projects, which, on average, They are larger than those ordered in the first half of last year.
“From January to June this year, we had 281 new projects, while, in the same period, in 2020, there were 116. That is, 242% more. And these new ones totaled 2,6 kWp, compared to 798 kWp in the first half of 2020, a jump of 326%”, said Fernanda da Silva Pereira, CEO of Entec Solar. “So, while we have an average of 9,25 kWp in 2021, last year the average was 6,8 kWp,” she added.
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For Fernanda, there is a conjunctural factor that encourages the search for a photovoltaic source: the drought in the Center-South of Brazil, which lowered the level of reservoirs, put electricity generation from hydroelectric sources on alert and increased costs, felt by the population. on the electricity bill.
The executive also identified that, among consumers of various sizes, there is a greater understanding of the short, medium and long-term advantages of investing in photovoltaic generation.
In addition to the cost-benefit ratio from a financial point of view, she highlighted that there is an increasing understanding of the importance of investing in a matrix without environmental impacts and from renewable sources. “It is also a generation whose investments demand jobs and foster technological development,” she emphasized.
