GC Solar 23.61 GW GD Solar 53.65 GW
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Solar energy exceeds 35 GW of installed capacity in Brazil

Second ANEEL, almost 14 GW of power were added in the country in the last 12 months

Solar energy exceeds 35 GW of installed capacity in Brazil

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O Brazil surpassed the mark 35 GW of installed capacity em solar energy, adding the DG (distributed generation) and GC (centralized generation) segments. This is what updated data points out, in the early afternoon of this Tuesday (07), by ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).

Currently, the national photovoltaic market has 24,35 GW accumulated through own energy generation systems e 10,68 GW generated from the large solar plants. In total, in the last twelve months, the country installed almost 14 GW of power. 

in the segment of GD solar, Brazil already has more than 2,18 million photovoltaic systems installed. Of this total, more than 694 thousand were implemented in 2023 alone, according to the ANEEL.

Furthermore, of the 5.570 municipalities cataloged by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), more than 99% (5.540 cities) have at least one solar energy system installed in their municipalities. 

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The segment of Solar GC, in addition to having 10,68 GW of operational power, it also adds little more than 131 GW expected to enter commercial operation.  

Of this amount, 7,45 GW are from projects with construction started and another 123,61 GW from projects with construction not yet started.

Henrique Hein
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Henrique 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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