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With new plants in operation, Brazil reaches 3,7 GW

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 20/10/2020 às 09:00
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The installed power in the country increased by 3.696 MW. Thermoelectric plants lead, with wind and solar energy following, respectively.

This October, the country's installed capacity increased by 3.696 megawatts. According to data updated by the State Energy Administration on Friday, an increase of 234,63 megawatts was divided into 11 plants. According to data, in September there were 9 projects of 160,14 MW. Thermoelectric plants lead, followed by wind and solar energy sources, respectively.

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In October, the biggest contribution was the wind source with three parks and 101,43 MW, the second was photovoltaic solar with two plants with 95,68 MW. In the accumulated result for the year, the thermoelectric source was responsible for the largest amount, and the installed power exceeded 2 GW. Most of it was due to the launch of UTE Porto do Sergipe (SE, 1.543 MW), which came on stream in March.

Wind energy is the second source that most advanced in 2020, with 914 megawatts of energy divided into 29 parks. Solar energy is second with 628 MW in 16 projects. Water sources are only represented by 140,16 MW of CHP and 1 MW of CGH.

Based on these indices, the regulatory agency reported that by the last quarter of 2020, another 1.066 MW need to be authorized, which will take a year to add 4,7 GW of new plants. This will be the lowest annual output since 2012, when the country's new factory added nearly 4 gigawatts. The results up to 2020 take into account Aneel's historical series (1997 data), considering the country's installed capacity of 110,3 GW.

So far, the expectation is that 30,2 GW will come into operation in the coming years. It is expected to increase by 6,7 GW in 2021 and will increase to almost 13 GW in 2022. In 2026 and 2028, capacity will be less than 200 MW. There are still 3,3 GW (not foreseen), and the Angra 3 plant in Rio de Janeiro (1,350 MW) is among them.

Roberta Souza

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