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This Thursday (26), the country surpassed 5 GW of installed capacity in solar photovoltaic plants with GC (centralized generation) generators that received a concession from the Federal Government and that are connected to the SIN (National Interconnected System), according to data from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency)
According to the Agency, the 5 GW mark was exceeded with the release for commercial operation of 152 generating units of the Coremas VII Photovoltaic Plant, in the municipality of Coremas (PB), totaling 27 MW.
Among the states with the highest installed capacity from centralized solar plants, Bahia stands out, with 1.35 GW; Piauí, with 1.16 GW; and Minas Gerais, with 730 MW.
Also according to ANEEL, until 2017, photovoltaic solar plants did not participate in Brazil's electrical matrix. “The rapid rise observed in the last five years should continue at an accelerated pace”, predicts the Agency.
“At the moment, projects with approximately 4.7 GW of capacity are under construction, expected to come into operation between 2022 and 2023. Other solar plants granted by ANEEL and about to be built have almost 51 GW of granted power”, he informed the agency.
Micro and mini generation approaches 11 GW
In addition to the 5 GW of centralized solar generation, Brazil had this Thursday (26) 10.74 GW of installed power in distributed micro and mini generation units. Approximately 1.3 million consumers use credits for energy generated by 1.01 million micro and minigeneration units.
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