Brazil’s installed distributed generation solar capacity reaches 10.4GW

The installed capacity of photovoltaic systems below 5 MW in the states of Minas Gerais, Bahia, and Pioi in Brazil accounts for the largest proportion of the total installed capacity. Currently, the installed capacity of distributed generation solar energy accounts for over 5% of the country’s electricity structure.

According to the latest data from the Brazilian energy regulatory agency Aneel, Brazil’s distributed generation solar installed capacity reached 10.4 GW as of the end of August, accounting for approximately 5.2% of the country’s current 195.6 GW total electricity structure.

The field of distributed power generation in Brazil includes all photovoltaic systems with a scale of 5 MW and below. These devices have the right to sell excess electricity to the grid based on the net metered electricity price plan.

So far this year, developers have deployed 446900 distributed power generation systems with a total capacity of 5.3 GW.

Among them, the state of S ã o Paulo has the highest installed capacity of distributed solar power generation, with a total of 339000 systems installed and an installed capacity of 3.2 GW. Next is Minas Gerais State, with 256000 installed systems and a capacity of 3.1 GW; South Rio Grande has installed 271000 systems. Eight states in Brazil have distributed power generation installed capacity exceeding 1 GW, and Bahia is the last to join this group.

Combined with the power generation capacity of the centralized power generation sector (i.e. all photovoltaic power plants with a scale of 5 MW or above), Brazil’s cumulative solar installed capacity has reached 33.6 GW.