Solar

2015 OUTLOOK: Brazil gets serious about solar

Brazil needs renewables. Demand for power is growing at 4% a year, a continued drought is pushing the hydro-reliant grid to breaking point and the nation wants to be a world leader in the fight against climate change.

Eletrosul’s 1MW rooftop array at its headquarters in Florianópolis, eastern Brazil
Eletrosul’s 1MW rooftop array at its headquarters in Florianópolis, eastern Brazil
  • Alexandre Spatuzza in São Paulo
Published 2 January 2015, 13:58Updated 27 September 2016, 05:44