Solar

IN DEPTH: Brazilian solar and the trouble with local content

It is a curious situation. Brazil’s government is preparing to invest millions to increase the country’s solar capacity from a paltry 45MW today to an expected 7GW of utility-scale and 2.7GW of rooftop by 2024 — yet it has erected roadblocks that will make this hugely difficult.

Brazil’s first commercial PV plant, the 1MW Tauá project in Ceará state
Brazil’s first commercial PV plant, the 1MW Tauá project in Ceará state
  • Alexandre Spatuzza in São Paulo
Published 4 August 2015, 10:52Updated 28 September 2016, 09:38
In Depth