Which distributors have approved the most PV systems?

Check out the ranking of the ten dealerships with the highest numbers, according to data from Suney
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Brasil conta com 1,43 milhão de sistemas FV em GD
Brazil has 1.43 million PV systems in DG. Photo: Intelbras/Reproduction

Which are the distributors Who else approved solar energy systems in Brazil? According to a survey carried out by Solar Channel, based on information made available by the data from Sunny, three companies are fired, those containing the largest numbers. 

Together, These companies have about 469.6 thousand of the 1.43 million photovoltaic systems installed currently in homes, facades and small and medium-sized plots of land in Brazil. This volume represents almost a third of the total (32.4%) of units connected to the network.

With more than 212 thousand units inspected and approved, the dealership Cemig (Minas Gerais Energy Company) is the one with the highest number of approved projects. NSubsequently, two concessionaires of the CPFL Energia group appear: RGE South (154.6 thousand) and the CPFL Paulista (103 thousand). 

Soon behind, the dealerships appear Coelba (Bahia State Electricity Company), EMS (Energisa Mato Grosso do Sul) and EMT (Energisa Mato Grosso), all with more than 60 thousand systems installed each. 

The list of 10 distributors with the highest number of installed systems completes the list of companies Celg (Goias Electric Energy Concessionaire), Copel (Companhia Paranaense de Energia), Celesc (Santa Catarina Power Plants) It is Electro

Distributors

Currently, the three leading energy distributors in the number of photovoltaic projects approved in the distributed micro and mini generation segment serve 1,389 of the 5,570 Brazilian municipalities, around 25% of the total. 

In total, Cemig is present in 774 municipalities in Minas Gerais, being responsible for the energy supply of 96% in the state. The company operates in the areas of generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electrical energy and distribution of natural gas. 

RGE SUL, in turn, is responsible for covering around 65% of the electrical energy consumed throughout the territory of Rio Grande do Sul, with three million customers served in 381 municipalities. 

CPFL Paulista is present in 234 municipalities and has more than 4.7 million customers, most of them in the interior of São Paulo, in populous municipalities with high purchasing power, such as Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, Bauru and São José of Rio Preto. Check out the ranking below, based on data from Suney: 

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Henry Hein
He worked at Correio Popular and Rádio Trianon. He has experience in podcast production, radio programs, interviews and reporting. Has been following the solar sector since 2020.

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