Brazil surpassed the 40 GW mark of installed capacity in solar energy in the DG (distributed generation) segment, according to data updated this Monday (9) by ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).
The feat comes less than a year after the country achieved 30 GW in July 2024, highlighting the accelerated pace of growth in the sector.
Currently, there are more than 3,5 million photovoltaic systems installed on roofs, facades and small plots of land, benefiting more than 5,3 million consumer units throughout the country.
The largest share of installed capacity comes from plants installed in homes – which account for 19,8 GW. Next are commercial (11,3 GW), rural (5,4 GW) and industrial (2,8 GW) systems.
Among the Brazilian states, São Paulo is the leader with 5,7 GW in operation. Completing the ranking of the five states with the largest installed capacity in the segment are: Minas Gerais (4,8 GW); Paraná (3,6 GW); Rio Grande do Sul (3,4 GW) and Mato Grosso (2,6 GW).
In the breakdown by municipalities, Brasília (DF) leads with 498 MW, followed by Cuiabá (MT), with 423 MW; Campo Grande (MS), with 375 MW; and Teresina (PI), with 319 MW.
Expansion and projections
In the first months of 2025 alone, solar DG in Brazil has already added more than 3,6 GW to the national electricity grid. Between January and the beginning of June, more than 343 thousand new connections were registered, benefiting around 512 thousand consumer units.
According to projections released by ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy), the expectation is that the micro and mini distributed generation segment will reach the 2025 GW mark by the end of 43. A estimate was presented at the beginning of the year and considered a conservative investment scenario in the sector.
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And it has also just reached 58GW of installed solar power, if you add it to Centralized Generation.