According to ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association), the Brazil surpassed the 26 GW mark of installed power from photovoltaic sources, adding large-scale plants and self-generating electrical energy systems on roofs, facades and small plots of land, the equivalent of 11,6% of the country's electrical matrix.
Since 2012, solar has brought to Brazil around BRL 128,5 billion in new investments, but of R$ 39,4 billion in revenue for public coffers and generated more than 783,7 thousand jobs accumulated. With this, also avoided the emission of 34,5 million tons of CO2 na electricity generation.
In the view of Ronaldo Koloszuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, the accelerated growth of solar energy is a global trend. “Brazil has one of the best solar resources on the planet, which opens up a huge possibility for the production of the cheapest H2V (green hydrogen) in the world and the development of new synergistic technologies, such as energy storage and electric vehicles.”
“According to a study by Mckinsey consultancy, Brazil could have an entire new electrical matrix by 2040 dedicated to the production of H2V. To this end, the country should receive around US$200 billion in investments over the period, such as electricity generation, transmission lines, fuel manufacturing units and associated structures, including port terminals, pipelines, storage,” added Koloszuk.
For Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of ABSOLAR, the growth of photovoltaic technology strengthens the sustainability and competitiveness of the productive sectors, in addition to benefiting all Brazilian consumers, factors that are increasingly important for the national economy and for fulfilling the environmental commitments assumed by the country.
A mapping carried out by the entity showed that in one year solar grew approximately 83%, jumping from 14,2 GW to 26 GW. Since July last year, the source has grown, on average, 1 GW per month (July: 16,4 GW, August: 17,5 GW, September: 18,6 GW, October: 21,1 GW, November: 22 GW, December: 23 GW, January: 24 GW, February 2023: 25 GW and March this year: 26 GW).
In the own energy generation segment, there are 18,1 GW of installed power from solar sources. This is equivalent to around R$92,1 billion in investments, R$27,4 billion in revenue and more than 540 thousand jobs accumulated since 2012. The technology is currently used in 99,9% of all self-generation connections in the country. country, leading the segment.
Brazil has around 7,9 GW of installed power in large solar plants. Since 2012, large plants have brought around R$37 billion in new contributions and accumulated more than 238,2 jobs, in addition to providing revenue to the public coffers that exceeds R$12 billion.
