Featured in 50 Shades of Future PV – 04-2015

The chicken or the egg?

Solar production in Latin America: Latin American nations are developing their solar potential in various ways. While countries like Argentina are creating solar energy industries before there is an established market for them to serve, others like Chile are opting to raise installation volume without worrying about creating an industry. Meanwhile, the likes of Brazil are trying to achieve both outcomes by setting local content requirements.

Development of Latin America’s solar energy industry brings to mind the eternal debate about what came first – the chicken or the egg? Is a market needed for a solar energy industry to flourish, or vice versa? Keen to exploit their enormous solar potential, several Latin American nations are opting to create a solar energy …

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