Brazil's Ten Year Energy Expansion Plan (PDE 2014-2023) says the sector should reach an installed capacity of 664MW within a decade - 52% less than the 1.4GW projected in the previous plan for 2013-22.
The decision of state governments to levy value-added tax on power generated by rooftop solar arrays reduces the attractiveness of the investment, Brazil's Energy Planning Authority (EPE) says in the report.
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