Solar module prices rising in Brazil
Despite global overcapacity, several factors may contribute to a slight increase in solar panel prices in Brazil, with shipping costs and
Despite global overcapacity, several factors may contribute to a slight increase in solar panel prices in Brazil, with shipping costs and quotas for fiscal exemptions on imported PV modules playing a key role. From pv magazine Brazil Brazil imported around 10.1 GW of PV modules between January and May, according to PV InfoLink.
However, some of these PV modules have not yet arrived in Brazil, which will be reflected in the import data for the first quarter of 2024. In 2023, the price of solar modules in Brazil fell by an average of 40%, mainly due to the expansion of the Brazilian solar industry.
This capacity, worth $1.2 billion, exceeds the $1.13 billion import quota set by the Brazilian authorities for exemption from 9.6% import duties on solar modules from January to June 2024. The next round of tax-free import quotas is set at $1.014 billion from July 2024 to June 2025 and may be exhausted quickly.
The average monthly electricity bill for a house in Brazil is R$500, while the cost of installing solar energy on the roof is around R$15,000, according to the price simulation table of the concessionaire Portal Solar. Due to the significant drop in module prices, the payback period for users has been significantly shortened.
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