GD solar accumulates more than R$122 billion in investments in Brazil

Os investments em systems own generation of solar energy have already moved more than R$122 billion in Brazil since 2012, a date that the main entities in the sector consider to have been the beginning of the expansion of the source in the country. 

Os data were published by ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association). Altogether, the segment already approximates of brand of 25 GW of installed capacity – which represents a volume 25 times greater than the 1 GW there was in November 2018. 

A GD (distributed generation) solar also generated 730,8 thousand jobs e more than R$31,2 billion to Brazilian public coffers in collections over the last eleven years, in all regions of the country. 

For Rodrigo Sauaia, executive president of ABSOLAR, solar source contributes to diversifying the electrical matrix, with sustainability, in addition to being versatile and agile in implementation. 

“In the case of own generation installed on roofs, facades and small plots of land, directly in urban and consumption centers, the source helps to strengthen and bring more resilience to the electrical grid, by concentrating electricity production close to consumption locations,” he said. he. 

“This reduces the use of transmission infrastructure, relieving pressure on its operation and reducing losses over long distances, which contributes to reliability and safety at critical moments”, concludes Sauaia.

Solar met 19,2% of energy consumption at a time of greatest population demand

In addition to the almost 25 GW installed by GD solar, the Brazil also counts Hoje with another 10,74 GW installed by GC ventures (centralized generation). 

Since 2012, the large solar plants already brought the country around R$47,6 billion in new investments and more than 318,8 thousand jobs accumulated, in addition to providing revenue to the public coffers that exceeds R$16,7 billion.