The country surpassed this Thursday (26) the 5 GW of installed capacity in photovoltaic solar 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 at 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 electricity matrix. “The rapid growth observed in the last five years should continue at an accelerated pace”, predicts the Agency.
“At this moment, projects with approximately 4,7 GW of capacity are under construction, with operations scheduled to begin between 2022 and 2023. Other solar plants granted by ANEEL and in the process of being built have almost 51 GW of granted power”, 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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