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Nine out of ten cities in the Central-West Region of Brazil have a photovoltaic system generating energy through the Sun.
The survey was carried out by Canal Solar based on data from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) on solar DG (distributed generation).
According to the research, of the 466 municipalities in the region (IBGE 2019), which is made up of Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and the Federal District, 462 already have photovoltaic systems installed in homes, businesses, public buildings, among others.
The survey also showed that the region has 958 MW of installed solar DG capacity, with more than 67.5 thousand generating units and around 86 thousand consumers receiving credits.
For Ráiney Soares, Solar Product Manager at technological solutions distributor Horus, this presence of solar energy in the country's Center-West shows the potential that the region has.
“The growing search for photovoltaic system installations in homes, businesses, industries and in rural areas in the region makes it very clear the advantages that solar energy provides, including savings at the end of the month”, he highlights.
Currently, Horus has its headquarters located in Brasília (DF) and has three more physical units in the Center West of the country, established in the states of Goiás, in addition to a unit in Tocantins and Ceará, totaling six physical units with a regionalized distribution center .
The company, with 45 years in the market and specialized in value-added technology, is the market leader in the Center North of the country, grew 44% in 2020 and recorded growth of 76% in the first four months of 2021.
The expectation is that this year the company will reach the mark of R$ 135 million in revenue in the sector. According to Tarcisio Augusto Dario, director of the company, “a large part of Horus' growth is the result of a commercial policy of respect for the chain of integrators, high quality products, stock availability and highly competitive prices”.
Tarcisio also stated that the growth of solar energy in the coming years should be exponential and that Horus is fully prepared to continue to lead the segment in its regions of operation.
Its portfolio includes Jinko, Canadian and Trina Solar modules, Fronius and Goodwe inverters, as well as plate fixing structures from the Spin and Pratyc brands. Horus also supplies Cabomix photovoltaic cables and Fluke precision equipment.
“Our partnership occurs with the best brands in the solar market, Canadian, Jinko, Trina, Fronius and Goodwe. We are the official distributors of these brands in our region of operation, following Horus' strategy of offering products with the highest quality. Marketplace. In other technology segments, we are leaders with Furukawa, Siemens, Universal Robots, Intelbras, SMS, Legrand, Clamper, Brother, Zyxel, TP-Link, among the more than 40 brands that we are official distributors”, highlighted Eduardo Viana de Melo, shareholder and commercial director of Horus.
“Horus offers the market 45 years of experience, 170 highly qualified employees, advanced engineering support for the integrator and extremely efficient logistics, including its own fleet”, concluded Melo.
