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Brazil is among the 10 countries that installed the most photovoltaic energy in 2020. This is according to 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 advanced three positions in the world ranking of annual added power, rising from 12th to 9th position.
In 2020, for example, Brazil installed 3.1 GW of solar sources, 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 Brazilian territory. From 2012 until the end of 2020, Brazil accumulated R$ 42.1 billion in investments in solar sources, generating more than 236 thousand jobs.
The country was only in the Top 10 once, in 2017, occupying 10th place in the ranking. In 2018, it was in 11th place and in 2019 it was in 12th place.
China (48.2 MW) led the installed power ranking in 2020, followed by the United States (19.2 MW), Vietnam (11.1 MW), Japan (8.2 MW) and Germany (4 .9 MW).
Ronaldo Koloszuk, president of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, emphasized Brazil's return to the Top 10, but recalled that the country is fully capable of assuming 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 responsible for the tariff increase in the electricity bill and the emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases from the electricity sector ,” 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 global leader in the segment, increasingly more strategic in the 21st century”.
