Amid the climate crisis in Brazil, solar source reached 47 GW of installed power and, with that, already avoided the emission of 57 million tons of CO2 in electricity generation, according to mapping of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association)
According to the entity, the photovoltaic sector, including the self-generation of small systems and large-scale plants, already attracted more than R$217,8 billion in new investments and generated over 1,4 million green jobs in the country since 2012. Additionally, business in the segment guaranteed more than R$ 67,1 billion in revenue for public coffers. The source is equivalent today to 19,8% of the Brazilian electrical matrix.
In evaluating the ABSOLAR, climate crisis in Brazil, which has already accumulated billion-dollar impacts on society, with floods, historic droughts, fires and more spending on public health, has brought a new chapter to the electricity sector: increase in electricity bill with red flag, a result of the lack of rain and the use of emergency plants.
“This adverse situation could be even worse if it were not for the relief to demand and water resources provided by non-hydro renewable sources in the matrix, such as solar, wind, biogas and biomass. Without them, tariffs would be even higher, the risk to supply would be greater and the air could carry even more pollution due to the burning of more fuels”, he pointed out. Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of ABSOLAR.
Faced with this increasingly frequent and extreme climate scenario, Ronaldo Koloszuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, points out that it is essential to expand the diversification of the electricity matrix. “With more renewable generation, it will be possible to save water resources. More water stored in reservoirs strengthens the security of the electricity sector, to face periods of extreme droughts and reduce the use of emergency fossil thermoelectric plants”, he concluded.
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