Brazil's installed electricity generation capacity surpassed 189 gigawatts.
In 2022, electricity generation in Brazil came mostly from hydroelectric plants, which had an installed generation capacity of more than 109 gigawatts. Meanwhile, wind power accounted for nearly 24 gigawatts of installed capacity. That year, Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts)
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EPE. (June 1, 2023). Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/
EPE. "Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/
EPE. (2023). Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/
EPE. "Installed Electricity Generation Capacity in Brazil in 2021, by Fuel (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/
EPE, Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Installed electricity generation capacity in Brazil in 2021, by fuel (in gigawatts) [Graph], EPE, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685660/brazil-power-generation-installed-capacity-by-fuel/