Photovoltaic energy plants were responsible for 47% of the growth in the electricity matrix, producing around 330,51 MW of energy in July
The growth in the Brazilian electrical matrix validated in the month of July this year was approximately 708,78 MW of energy, according to data calculated by ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency). Of this total, about half, 47%, comes from the start of operations power plants solar photovoltaics, with a total of 330,51 MW.
The wind power plants, which began their commercial operations in July, add up to 12 MW. The thermoelectric plants total 145,85 MW while the hydroelectric plants have 47,3 MW.
A hydroelectric generation center also registered the entry of 1 MW in the matrix of and electric region.
In total, the expansion of photovoltaic energy validated in 2022, until the month of July, was 3.124 MW, with new photovoltaic plants in 16 states of the five Brazilian regions. The states with the greatest expansion in their electricity generation capacity are, in descending order, Bahia with 556,02 MW, Rio Grande do Norte with 521,14 MW and Minas Gerais with 456,05 MW.
The total installed power in Brazil, until the month of June, was 184.140,5 MW of energy, of which 83,13% is stimulated by sources seen as sustainable, having a low emission of greenhouse gases.
Growth of photovoltaic solar energy in the electrical matrix
According to information from ANEEL, due to the July data update, the operating capacity of photovoltaic energy in Brazil is approaching the mark of 3% of participation in the Brazilian electric energy matrix.
Currently, the percentage is 2,97%, and in 2016 the rate of the energy sunlight was only 0,1%. In 2018, it increased to 1,4% and in January 2022 it already represented around 2,4%. In total, ANEEL expects that another 2,4 GW of solar energy will come into operation at the plants during the months of August and December.
By the year 2030, the photovoltaic source should represent at least 10% of the entire electrical matrix in Brazil, even surpassing the traditional hydroelectric plants, which currently represent approximately 55% of the Brazilian energy capacity. According to EPE projections (Energy Research Company).
100% of the municipalities of Minas Gerais have installed photovoltaic panels
The state of Minas Gerais became leader in the state ranking of photovoltaic energy generation, reaching a record in the solar energy market. The 853 cities that make up the state have at least one photovoltaic solar panel. This is what a survey carried out by Genyx Solax Power shows, based on data from ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).
According to data from the Agency, the region became the leader in the state ranking of distributed photovoltaic generation with approximately 1,9 GW of power. In all, there are 176.731 plants installed.
“Who follows the sector of solar energy Brazilians are used to seeing Minas as the absolute leader in distributed generation”, reports Bruno Catta Preta, commercial director at Genyx.
“Minas Gerais alone accounts for 16,2% of all photovoltaic power installed in Brazil. Genyx, as the good person from Minas Gerais that it is, is proud of having contributed so actively for this 100% mark in municipalities to occur”, he concludes.
Brazilian solar energy
According to information from ANEEL and IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), of the 5.570 cities that make up Brazil, only 72 still do not have any photovoltaic system installed in their businesses, industries and/or homes. While in the other 5.498 municipalities, the form of energy generation has already been implemented, representing 98,7% of the total.
