Brazil installed 1,48 thousand PV systems per day in the first half of the year 

O Brazil registered more than 267,8 solar energy systems installed in the first half of 2022 in residential, commercial, industrial, rural and government-related properties.

This is an average of around 1,48 thousand units connected to the grid per day, according to a survey carried out by Canal Solar, based on data from the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).

The number exceeds the volume of 35 thousand photovoltaic systems installed in the country by more than 172,4% in the segment of GD (Distributed generation) in the same period of the previous year, that is, between the months of January and June 2021. 

In the first half of 2022, the states with the highest number of installations were: São Paulo (53.978), Minas Gerais (37.673) and Rio Grande do Sul (37.024). Together, the three locations accounted for almost half of all connections made during the period.

Another point to note was the high demand technology by residential consumers, who alone were responsible for more than 82% of installations recorded in the first six months of the year. In total, more than 220,4 thousand installations were recorded, compared to 137,8 thousand in relation to the same period last year.

Explanations

The main reasons that explain the increase in demand for solar panels in the country, especially in residential properties, are: the greater popularization of the technology, the increasingly expensive electricity bill and the fear of part of consumers with the new rules de compensation from GD.

“The fact that people are becoming more and more aware of solar energy, added to all the energy problems that the country has been facing, undoubtedly makes consumers want to have the technology installed in their properties”, assesses Gustavo Tegon, sales specialist and co-founder of Esfera Solar.