“Our routine [day] has been very full and mostly given to the solar PV sector. We have been meeting with companies that want all kinds of information starting with accreditation of their solar equipment, but also about the government's programme for PV,” said Andriane Helena Rodrigues, energy sector manager at BNDES equipment accreditation for the Finame financing programme.

When PV component-makers such as inverter suppliers are taken into account, about 60 companies have visited the bank in recent months regarding national content of PV equipment under rules announced last year.

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