Solar power in Brazil

The total installed solar power in Brazil was estimated at about 14 GW at March 2022, generating approximately 2.48% of the country's electricity demand, up from 0.7% in 2018.[1][2] [3] In 2020, Brazil was the 14th country in the world in terms of installed solar power (7.8 GW). [4]

Brazil's solar potential
Pirapora Solar Complex, the largest in Brazil and Latin America, with a capacity of 321 MW.

Brazil expects to have 1.2 million solar power generation systems in the year 2024.[5] Solar energy has great potential in Brazil, with the country having one of the highest levels of insolation in the world at 4.25 to 6.5 sun hours/day.[6] As of 2021, Brazil generated nearly 45% of its electricity from renewable sources. For example, 26% of Brazil's electricity generation came from renewable hydropower. However, this large source of hydropower is located in the north of Brazil, so to meet energy demands in the entire country, other renewable energy systems, such as solar power, are being expanded.[7]

History

In 2016, a factory capable of producing 400 MW of solar panels a year opened in Sorocaba in São Paulo, owned by Canadian Solar. A plan to build a solar panel factory in Rio Grande do Norte was announced by the Chinese manufacturer Chint in 2017.

in 2020 LONGi Signs Association Agreement for 908 MW of Solar Modules in Brazil.[8]

The opening of three major solar farms in Brazil in 2017 altered the solar situation: the 292 MW Nova Olinda Solar Farm in Ribeira do Piauí, Piauí,[9] the 254 MW Ituverava Solar Farm in Tabocas do Brejo Velho, Bahia[9] and the 158 MW Parque Solar Lapa in Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia[10] ranked among the largest installations in the world. The total capacity of these three plants was more than ten times the installed total in the entire country in 2015. A total of 1000 MW is expected to be installed in 2017 with an additional 2000 MW assigned by auctions to be completed in future years.[11][12]

Rapid growth in 2021

In 2021, a number of photovoltaic and financial solutions companies expanded their work in Brazil. Companies such as Absolar, Insole, Trina Solar, Alexandria, and Evolua Energia saw significant growth. In addition, traditional energy companies such as Shell and Norway's Equinor began to get involved. [13]

“When we arrived in the country, the market was relatively small and now it's one of the biggest ones in the world," Álvaro García-Maltrás, vice president of Trina Solar in the Caribbean and Latin America, said in a statement. [13]

Evolua Energia concluded its first fundraising of 123mn reais (US$22mn) with a green-labelled real estate receivables certificate. The funds will be used by the company for the construction of new photovoltaic plants in the country until May 2022, with a focus on the shared distributed generation (DG) market.[13]

Installed capacity
YearInstalled PV capacity[14]
MWpGWh
20127[15]
201313
201421
201542
201693
20171,1581,1
20182,4151,9
20194,606
20207,991
202113,47814

See also

References
  1. "Boletim Mensal de Geração Solar Fotovoltaica Agosto 2021" (PDF). ONS. May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Capacidade de geração de energia no Brasil supera os 180 GW
  3. Geração solar no Brasil atinge 14 GW, potência equivalente à usina de Itaipu
  4. RENEWABLE CAPACITY STATISTICS 2021
  5. Net Metering Boost Takes Place In Brazil, CleanTechnica, Glenn Meyers, November 30, 2015
  6. Brazilian Atlas for Solar Energy Resource: SWERA Results
  7. "Brazil Solar Energy Market Growth, Share (2022- 27) Industry Trends". www.mordorintelligence.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. "LONGi Signs Association Agreement for 908 MW of Solar Modules in Brazil". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  9. Enel Starts Operation of South America's Two Largest Solar Parks in Brazil, September 18, 2017
  10. "ENEL starts operation in Parque Solar Lapa in Brasil". 21 August 2021.
  11. Brazil expected to hit 1GW of solar this year, pv-tech, Tom Kenning, June 29, 2017
  12. Solar PV Changing ENergy System, CELA, 2016
  13. "BNamericas - Spotlight: Brazil's booming solar power market". BNamericas.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  14. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181194/solar-photovoltaic-generation-capacity-brazil/
  15. ABsolar

4. http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-energy-support-germany-closer-look 5. http://repository.unm.edu/bitstream/handle/1928/15053/Brazil.Solar.Power10.11.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y


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