Brazil reaches 2 million solar panels on roofs

Thus, there are 22 gigawatts (GW) of power installed in homes, businesses, industries, rural properties and public buildings.

For Absolar’s vice-president, Bárbara Rubim, the numbers show the sector’s growth potential. “This confirms not only the enormous potential that Brazil has for photovoltaic solar generation, but also the desire of Brazilian consumers to generate their own energy, not only saving on the electricity bill, but also doing their share, to help with development. sustainability of the country”, he said.

At the beginning of this year, solar energy overtook wind energy (generated by the force of the wind), taking second place in the Brazilian electricity matrix. Of the total installed power in the country, 14.3% comes from solar energy, second only to hydropower (51%).

The perspectives for 2023 are for production between 25 and 28 GW. The year 2022 ended with almost 18 GW of installed power. This year, the perspective is to add another 10 GW of installed capacity.

Energy matrix

According to the study, the 2 million photovoltaic systems supply 2.6 million consumer units. However, it represents less than 3% of the total number of existing consumer units in Brazil.

Absolar’s survey points out that photovoltaic technology is already present in 5,530 municipalities and in all states, with Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná having the largest shares.

The goal, according to Bárbara Rubim, is to reach all 5,570 municipalities by the end of the year. “We believe that, with more and more government programs for photovoltaic energy, including generation in public buildings, the tendency is to achieve this”.

Investments

Since 2012, BRL 111.2 billion in private funds have been invested in the sector, generating almost 700,000 new jobs and raising BRL 29.8 billion for public coffers.

The vice president explains that, in the first half of this year, there was a slowdown in sales due to the change in the country’s political scenario and the macroeconomic situation, which affected retail in general.

For the second half, the forecast is for a resumption of growth, expansion of the number of installed systems and beneficiaries.