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Our view on the latest developments in Brazil.

Brazil’s new legislation to foster investment in distributed solar: A helpful step, yet off target to realize the market’s true potential

Apr 20, 2016 | Articles and interviews

Brazil has made international headlines on political and economic issues lately, most of which did not paint a rosy picture of the country’s current situation. Nonetheless, development of the solar sector is on a promising path, with the successful execution of several large-scale PV auctions and increasing interest from industry players to set up a local value chain.

Improved access to public finance for solar may unlock the potential for distributed generation in Brazil

Aug 25, 2014 | Articles and interviews

Next to the utility segment, the commercial/residential rooftop segment of the Brazilian PV market offers good market potential, driven by very favorable conditions for self-consumption of generated power.

Centralized auctions drive growth in Brazil’s utility-scale PV market

Jun 11, 2014 | Articles and interviews

Plans to diversify Brazil’s hydro-dominated electricity market continue to move ahead, most recently boosted by the just announced solar tendering rounds. With a clear need for additional power generation capacity (~63 GW by 2022) to satisfy a growing population and economy, opportunities are opening up in Brazil’s expanding solar utility-scale and distributed generation segments.