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From pv journal Brazil
Module imports accelerated within the second half of 2023, with 9.3 GW imported, after importers stated they’d excessive inventories all through the primary half, when 8.2 GW have been imported. The continual decline in module costs all year long was additionally a driver for imports, stated Greener.
Within the final three months of the yr alone, 5 GW of imported modules have been introduced into Brazil – the biggest quantity ever recorded in a single quarter.
Greener stated China exported roughly 4 GW to Brazil in November and December. However a few of this tools has not but arrived within the nation, and needs to be mirrored in volumes for the primary quarter of 2024.
The share of distributed era, which in Brazil consists of all PV methods as much as 5 MW in measurement, decreased from 75% of the annual imported quantity in 2022 to 65% in 2023.
Of the 17.5 GW imported in 2023, 11.4 GW have been imported to serve the distributed-generation market, down 2 GW from 2022. This decline within the distributed-generation market was mitigated by progress in demand for utility-scale tasks, which is predicted to proceed to rise this yr.
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