ANALYSIS OF GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES FOR DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY GENERATION THROUGH SOLAR PANELS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATION

Abstract

The need to diversify the energy matrix stems from several factors, from water scarcity, which impacts hydroelectric generation, to the high potential of wind and solar energy in various parts of Brazil. Incentives for distributed generation are a factor that primarily boosts the solar sector, with the participation of residential microgenerators. The overall objective is to analyze government incentives for distributed electricity generation through photovoltaic panels for low-income communities. This work is an integrative systematic review. Scientific articles published in the last five years were collected from the Capes Periodicals platform using search strings and inclusion and exclusion criteria. After the searches, five articles that addressed the proposed theme were selected. The results indicate that the low-income microgeneration projects analyzed through the reviewed articles indicate economic and environmental feasibility of implementation. However, Brazil still lacks massive incentive projects to enhance microgeneration of electricity from renewable sources.