Brazil sured the 1 GW barrier of solar DG (distributed generation) installed in 2021. In the first five months of the year, the country ed for 1,05 GW of power, according to updated data from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency). This number represents more than 40% of all solar power in 2020, when 2,56 GW were recorded in the Agency's system in twelve months. The data obtained still corresponds to more than two-thirds of the 1,5 GW recorded in the entire year of 2019.
If the performance achieved in the first five months is maintained throughout the rest of the year, Brazil should reach levels similar to or even higher than those achieved in 2020, the year with the highest generation of solar power. The amount generated between January and May 2021 still easily exceeds the values recorded in all previous years, which did not even reach 1 GW over the course of their twelve months. Currently, according to data updated by ANEEL this Wednesday (2), the country has 5,73 GW of installed power.
Among the Brazilian regions, the one that generated the most solar power between January and May of this year was the Southeast, with around 0,4 GW. Next in line are: Northeast (0,21 GW); South (0,19 GW); Central-West (0,18 GW) and North (0,07 GW), respectively. Among the consumer classes, Brazilian homes were those that had the largest volumes of installed power this year, with 0,52 GW, around 50% of the total. Commercial enterprises and rural properties also stood out in this regard, with 0,29 GW and 0,15 GW, respectively.
In addition to the volume of installed solar power, data from ANEEL reveal that more than 105,5 thousand solar distributed generation units were introduced into the Brazilian energy compensation system, which represents an increase of approximately 25% compared to the same period last year, with 83,8 thousand CUs producing energy from the Sun.
