“…In Latin American countries for example, the potential of renewables including PV has been recognized at both utility and residential scale, highlighting their beneficial irradiance availability and financial competitiveness as compared with other technologies [2,27,28]. Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador and Venezuela were included in the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) PV opportunity mapping of the Sunbelt, according to their solar resource and investment attractiveness [28].…”