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Currently, Brazil has 3.4 GW of installed GC (Centralized Generation) power from photovoltaic solar sources, with more than 4.2 thousand systems in operation throughout the Brazilian territory. Furthermore, the country has more than 28 GW of power granted by the Agency.
The survey was carried out by Solar Channel, this Monday (26), based on data from SIGA (Generation System) from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).
According to ANEEL, Piauí leads the ranking of states with the highest installed capacity in centralized generation, with 1.03 GW.
In second place comes Bahia, with 0.78 GW and in third place is the state of Minas Gerais, with 0.54 GW. Together, the three states have 91 photovoltaic plants and represent 68,76% of all installed GC power in the country.
Piauí
In the state of Piauí, there are 29 photovoltaic plants. Among them, the six plants that make up the solar park in São João do Piauí in operation since 2020, which together total 186 MW.
According to the government of Piauí, a new solar generation park will also be implemented in the state. The power should be between 400 and 500 MW, expected to come into operation by January 2025.
According to the Piauí government, the plant will be located between the municipalities of Buriti dos Lopes and Bom Princípio do Piauí, in the north of the state. R$ 1.2 to R$ 1.5 billion will be invested. The company will prioritize hiring workers from the region, which, during the construction phase, will generate up to a thousand direct jobs.
Bahia
In Bahia, there are 32 plants in operation, which represent 22.82% of the installed power in solar GC in Brazil. It is in this state that the Ituverava photovoltaic solar park is installed, located 800 km from the capital Salvador, in the municipality of Tabocas do Brejo.
The plant is one of the largest photovoltaic plants in operation in Brazil and has stood out for its efficiency in generating clean energy in the country. The plant has an installed capacity of 254 MW and annual energy production of 500 GWh.
The park has 98 SMA Sunny Central SC2200 inverters with MVB (Medium Voltage Block). SMA Power Plant Controller technology was also used, which controls all photovoltaic energy in the megawatt range. It is suitable for photovoltaic plants with central inverters, as well as those with decentralized string inverters.
“We are very proud to have SMA solutions at this plant in Ituverava and we firmly believe in the growth potential of photovoltaic energy in Brazil as a tool to diversify the energy matrix based on cleaner and more sustainable solutions”, highlights André Gellers, Country Manager at SMA Brazil.
The Ituverava solar park, built by the Brazilian renewable energy subsidiary of the Enel Group in Brazil, Enel Green Power Brasil, has approximately 573 hectares and has more than 800 thousand solar panels installed.
Minas Gerais
Currently, the state of Minas Gerais has 30 photovoltaic plants installed. Furthermore, 18 plants are under construction and a further 183 have had concessions released by ANEEL, but construction has not yet started.
Occupying the third position of the states with the highest installed power in the GC segment, Minas Gerais has one of the largest solar parks in the country. The Pirapora Solar Complex, located in the municipality of Pirapora (MG), has an installed capacity of 321 MW. The area of the 11 plants corresponds to 1,500 football fields.
