Greenpeace publishes study on the impacts and benefits of distributed photovoltaic microgeneration in Brazil

According to the Energy Research Company (EPE), if the full potential for photovoltaic (PV) energy generation were to be used in Brazil, it would be necessary to increase the volume of energy generated to supply two and a half times the current domestic consumption. Even so, solar energy currently accounts for 0.02% of the national energy matrix.

In this context, Greenpeace evaluated some measures to encourage distributed microgeneration and the impacts that each of them would have on the Brazilian reality. Among the measures are the possibility of using FGTS to purchase PV systems, exemption from ICMS on the taxes generated, lower IPTU values for homes with PV systems and exemptions from import taxes, PIS/COFINS and IPI on system components, among others.

The analyses were then consolidated into six different scenarios, for the period 2015-2030, and carried out by Mitsidi at the request of Greenpeace Brazil. The technical consultant responsible for the studies is Arthur Cursino, PhD in Energy and Technical Director of Mitsidi, with support from Msc. Rafael Konzen and Msc. Edgar Perlotti.

In the best of the estimated scenarios, called Best Brazil, the adoption of some more practical measures could bring the market to almost 9 million solarized units in 2030, which represents 41.4 GWp of installed power and 122.2 million tons of CO2eq avoided.

The study is available in full at the Greenpeace website.