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Brazil

Capital:

Brasília

Region:

Coordinates:

15.7833° S, 47.8667° W

Total Area (km²): It includes a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.

8,515,770

Population: It is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin.

216,422,446 (2023)

Rural Population (% of total population): It refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

12 (2023)

GDP (current US$): It is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.

2,173,665,655,937 (2023)

GDP Per Capita (current US$): It is gross domestic product divided by midyear population

10,043.62 (2023)

Access to Electricity (% of population): It is the percentage of population with access to electricity.

100.00 (2022)

Energy Imports Net (% of energy use): It is estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

11.87 (2014)

Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption (% of total): It comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

59.11 (2014)

Source: World Bank

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Introduction

Solar Energy in Brazil (Energia Solar no Brasil)

The solar energy in Brazil has been growing by leaps and bounds . There are several economic benefits and environmental that are helping to drive the growth of this renewable energy resource.

Known initiatives for promoting the use of solar energy in Brazil:

• The Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy - ABSOLAR was established in January 2013 and aims to promote the market, breaking down the barriers of the solar industry in Brazil and defend the interest of this industry.
• The Solcial is the first social program of solar energy in Brazil that gives access to all this renewable energy source.
• Minas Gerais is the first Brazilian state to give ICMS tax exemption for solar energy.
• The Ideal Institute was created with the aim of promoting and disseminating the use of solar energy in Brazil.
• It is possible to buy solar energy with "Construcard" Cash, a specific form of financing from the government.
• The Brazilian National Development Bank - BNDES provides financing for photovoltaic plants to bring technology to Brazil and create jobs.
• Atlas Solarimético Brazileiro:  Map of the solar resource throughout the national territory.
• In 2013 there was the public call for R&D which enabled the Construction Builder of several mini solar power plants in Brazil
• The first auction of solar energy in Brazil took place in 2014 and was a success hiring 1,000MW average apx.

Further Information - Associations

Main renewable energy associations in Brazil:

- Biogas: ABiogas and ABBM

- Solar: ABSOLAR and ABENS

- Windcraft: ABEEOLICA

- Brazilian renewable energy cooperative: COOBER

Clipping

2017:

JANEIRO

Capacidade elétrica atinge 149 mil Megawatts em novembro: site MME, 2/jan.