A approval of PL 5829, with amendments, in the Federal Senate, on Wednesday night (15), was celebrated by two of the largest entities in the renewable energy sector in the country: ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy) and ABGD (Brazilian Association of Distributed Generation).
The two associations highlighted, this Thursday (16), after analyzing the document, that the new text was approved and that it will go to a final vote in the Câmara dos Deputados, should bring more legal security and investments to the Brazilian photovoltaic sector, especially for residential and commercial projects.
Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of ABSOLAR, said that the new document maintained the main characteristics of the proposal that had already been approved in the Chamber of Deputies in August of this year. The leader also guaranteed that the amendments inserted are not the essence of the document.
“Own generation of solar energy is currently one of the best alternatives to avoid tariff flags and, thus, ease the pockets of citizens and businesspeople in this period of water scarcity,” he said.
Bárbara Rubim, Vice President of Distributed Generation at ABSOLAR, highlighted that the proposal strengthens the diversity and security of the country's electricity supply. According to her, the measure should help alleviate the effects of the water crisis in the electricity sector and reduce the electricity bills of all consumers.
“In addition to being clean and competitive, solar energy is quick to implement: a new self-generated solar system can be installed in a home or small business in a few days, bringing a reduction of up to 90% in electricity bill costs” , he commented.
Guilherme Chrispim, president-elect of ABGD for the 2022/2023 biennium, stated that the rules set out in the new document will be a good starting point for promoting new distributed generation projects. “We are already structuring actions within the Association to take care of the qualification of the sector, such as training people and certification of professionals and companies”, he highlighted.
Bill 5829
The final text of PL 5829 maintained the current rules until 2045 for consumers who request access to the distributor up to 12 months after the publication of the Law. The document also provides for a transition period for those who enter after the grace period, with payment of the TUSD (Distribution System Usage Tariff) staggered B wire. Check out the graphic below:
Furthermore, the CNPE (National Energy Policy Council) and the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) will have 18 months, from the publication of the Law, to establish the guidelines and the assessment of the costs and benefits of distributed generation to be implemented after the transition period.
Currently, according to data from ABSOLAR, the country's own solar power generation has more than 7,9 GW of installed capacity, which represents more than half of the capacity of the Itaipu plant. The segment has also brought the country more than R$37,1 billion in investments and around R$9,4 billion in accumulated revenue since 2012, spread across the five regions of Brazil. Solar technology is currently used in 99,9% of all self-generation connections in the country, leading the segment by a wide margin.
