Brazil's Installed PV Capacity Is Already Equal To Itaipu Hydropower Station (14GW)

Tá méadú suntasach tagtha ar úsáid fhótavoltach sa Bhrasaíl, agus tá an tír anois ag giniúint 14 gigawatts (GW) leictreachais, atá comhionann le stáisiún cumhachta hidrileictreach Itaipu. Tagann na sonraí ó Chumann Fótavoltach na Brasaíle (Absolar) agus léiríonn siad an acmhainneacht ollmhór atá ag fuinneamh fótavoltach do thithe, do ghnólachtaí agus do thionscal.

The study considered centralized power generation parks—large-scale centralized power plants as well as distributed power plants, i.e. photovoltaic power plants installed on roofs, facades, or land.

Seachas an chuid airgeadais, tá PV fós go maith don chomhshaol chomh maith leis na coigilteas ar chostais leictreachais sa mheántéarma agus san fhadtéarma. De réir thorthaí taighde Absolar sa Bhrasaíl, baineadh amach 18 milliún tonna d'éifeacht laghdaithe astaíochtaí dé-ocsaíd charbóin trí ghiniúint cumhachta glan a ghlacadh.

"The price of electricity generated by large photovoltaic plants is ten times lower than that of fossil thermal plants or electricity imported from neighbouring countries, which are the two main factors leading to increased tariffs for consumers," said Rodrigo Sauaia, president of Absolar.

For 2022, the agency still expects Brazil's PV market to maintain the same accelerated growth in previous years, mainly due to Brazil's Law No. 14,300/2022, which establishes a legal framework for higher electricity prices for self-generated electricity. More Brazilians are likely to install photovoltaic panels in their homes or buildings to take advantage of Brazil's good light conditions.

Large-scale photovoltaic power plants in Brazil have an installed capacity of 4.7 GW, equivalent to 2.4 percent of the country's overall installed electricity capacity. Brazil is the sixth largest source of electricity generation in Brazil, spread across 19 states in almost all regions of the country, with 31.6 GW of projects approved for development.

Gabhann an Bhrasaíl reachtaíocht chun úsáid fuinnimh fótavoltach a spreagadh

For the past 10 years, Brazilians have been living with high energy prices due to scarce rain. Because of the country's high reliance on hydroelectric power, when reservoir water levels drop too low, electricity production falls and the price charged to consumers to sell electricity continues to rise. Brazil's major megacities São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia are examples of megacities that have recently experienced a similar situation - in the capital Brasilia, residents still pay high electricity bills.

Fógraíodh an creat dlíthiúil don fhéinghiniúint ag tús na bliana seo, agus bunaíodh idirthréimhse go dtí 2045 chun forbairt leanúnach an tionscail a spreagadh. Go dtí Eanáir 2023, gheobhaidh tomhaltóirí a shuiteálann córais PV ar a ndíonta nó ar an talamh cóireáil faoi na rialacha reatha go léir go ceann 22 bliain.

I gcomparáid le foinsí fuinnimh in-athnuaite eile, tá buntáistí soiléire fós ag fótavoltach, ar féidir leo infheistíocht chaipitil a shábháil go héifeachtach, inbhuanaitheacht a chur chun cinn agus costas na gcóras giniúna cumhachta traidisiúnta a laghdú.