The solar energy sector has brought more than R$125.3 billion in investments to Brazil since 2012 and generated 750.2 thousand jobs, according to Absolar (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy). For 2023, the expectation is that the sum will reach 1 million jobs, according to a statement by the president of Absolar (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy), Rodrigo Sauaia, published by Exame.
According to Aneel (National Electric Energy Agency), the country has an installed capacity of 205 gigawatts. The photovoltaic solar source reached the milestone of 23.9 gigawatts of installed operating power, followed by wind, with 23.8 gigawatts. The water matrix continues to be the largest source of energy, with 109 gigawatts – 51% of the total.
The advance in the use of clean energy, such as photovoltaics, boosts sectors such as the refrigeration and electrical market, which grew in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector went from a turnover of BRL 32.88 billion in 2020 to BRL 36.35 billion in 2021.
João Vagner Possani Alves, director of SERAE Cursos Profissionalizantes – a company that offers courses in the areas of refrigeration, electrical and washing and drying machines – positively evaluates the current scenario of the refrigeration and electrical market in Brazil.
“With constant increases in food production by agribusiness, the refrigeration market (cold chambers) has been growing, as these products require refrigeration for conservation,” he says.
Alves points out that, with the Covid-19 pandemic, teleworking gained widespread acceptance, which generated the need to install and maintain air conditioning equipment in homes, in environments that previously did not have much need for air conditioning and that have become in offices.
According to a balance sheet by Ipea (Institute for Applied Economic Research), more than 20.4 million Brazilian professionals are in occupations that can be carried out working from home – about 24.1% of all workers in Brazil.
“With these two situations, the need for specialized labor to meet this demand grew, which even led professionals from other areas to switch to the refrigeration and air conditioning sector – investing in professional courses, for example”, he says.
According to a survey shared by the newspaper Tribuna do Norte, for every ten students of professional courses in Brazil, seven are employed and managed to increase, on average, 22% in income due to the qualification. “In addition, there was an increase in the consumption of electricity”, he adds.
Leonardo Roque Alves, director of SERAE Cursos Profissionalizantes, says that the generation of electricity through the photovoltaic system has become, in recent years, a way of obtaining renewable electricity at a low price, as installation costs have decreased.
“Of the total installations, around 72.6% are in homes to meet the increased consumption due to the home office. With that, the demand for specialized labor for this segment has increased a lot”, he says.
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