For three years Brazil has been hit by power cuts, hurting business and creating headaches for the government. The reason – Brazil put all its energy eggs in the hydroelectric basket.
65% of its energy should come from hydroelectric power, but poor rains since 2013 have left the reservoirs half empty.
Now the government sees solar power as the quick, clean way to increase capacity. In less than a year, the solar-voltaic panel market has become worth billions of dollars.
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