Brazil installed roughly 12 gigawatts of solar and five gigawatts of wind in 2023. Currently, Brazil produces most of its electricity from hydropower. However, solar and wind have dominated new renewable installations in the last four years.
Net renewable energy capacity additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by source
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Bioenergy
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IRENA. (April 2, 2024). Net renewable energy capacity additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by source (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466972/renewable-capacity-additions-by-source-brazil/
IRENA. "Net renewable energy capacity additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by source (in megawatts)." Chart. April 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466972/renewable-capacity-additions-by-source-brazil/
IRENA. (2024). Net renewable energy capacity additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by source (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466972/renewable-capacity-additions-by-source-brazil/
IRENA. "Net Renewable Energy Capacity Additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by Source (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466972/renewable-capacity-additions-by-source-brazil/
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Net renewable energy capacity additions in Brazil from 2020 to 2023, by source (in megawatts) [Graph], IRENA, April 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466972/renewable-capacity-additions-by-source-brazil/