The energy capacity of solar photovoltaics in Latin America and the Caribbean has increased by more than 140-fold in one decade, surpassing 45.8 gigawatts in 2022. In comparison to the previous year alone, the PV capacity in the region increased by nearly 41 percent. Brazil had the
Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts)
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Statista. (March 21, 2023). Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Statista. "Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts)." Chart. March 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Statista. (2023). Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Statista. "Solar Photovoltaic Energy Capacity in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Statista, Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter (last visited March 29, 2024)
Solar photovoltaic energy capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2010 to 2022 (in megawatts) [Graph], Statista, March 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/665611/solar-photovoltaic-energy-capacity-latin-america-caribbean/?utm_campaign=Latinometrics%20Weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter