Electric sector investments exceed those on fossil fuels

[vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default"][vc_column_text]According to IEA data, for the first time in 2016, investments in the electricity sector were higher than those on fossil fuel supply, becoming the first energy investment area. Another important data is related to renewable sources, which saw a 3% reduction in investment (now $297 billion). Thanks to technological improvements and reduced costs of photovoltaic and wind energy, these investments generate more than 35% of energy production compared to what they would have produced only five years ago.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type="in_container" full_screen_row_position="middle" scene_position="center" text_color="dark" text_align="left" overlay_strength="0.3"][vc_column column_padding="no-extra-padding" column_padding_position="all" background_color_opacity="1" background_hover_color_opacity="1" width="1/1" tablet_text_alignment="default" phone_text_alignment="default"][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=IVJd1iZZUMc"][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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