Minas Gerais at full steam, considered the locomotive of Brazil, the state leads the ranking, being responsible for 18,5% of the country's solar energy generation

Although Brazil took a while to gear up in the field of solar energy, the pace developed over the last five years demonstrates continuous and increasingly accelerated growth. The northern region of Minas Gerais, which concentrates the majority of distributed generation plants in Brazil, will receive an investment of R$ 400 million in the coming years, and further boost the state as a reference in the segment. Another good news, Minas will receive a millionaire investment from Hipolabor and will have the largest generic drug factory.

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The number of solar plant connections in Brazil has more than doubled in the last twelve months, jumping from 176.885 in January 2020 to 390.910 in the last month, according to data compiled by the Brazilian Agency for Distributed Generation (ABGD).

Repositioning Brazil from the 26th place in the world ranking in 2017, to the 16th in 2020. Despite the great leap, the use of solar energy represents less than 5% of the entire energy matrix in the country, with still a large space to be conquered.

Minas Gerais leads ranking of solar energy generation in Brazil

Currently, with a total installed capacity of 862,9 MW, Minas Gerais is at the top of the ranking released by the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), accounting for 18,5% of solar energy generation throughout Brazil. The state's numbers are greater than the sum of the federations of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which occupy second and eighth place, respectively.

Thus, Minas is consolidating itself as a national center for the production of solar energy, relieving the overburdened traditional electrical system, and contributing to the clean sustainable development of the state.

A significant amount of the total number of solar plants in Brazil are concentrated in the northern region of Minas Gerais. According to the financial director of the Minas Gerais Distributed Generation Company (EMGD), José Francisco Dutra, it is important to highlight, among other factors, that the state has one of the highest electricity tariffs in Brazil, which makes the use of solar sources even more advantageous, in addition to presenting excellent solarimetric indices. “This indicator indicates the amount of sunlight incident on a given space and, consequently, determines the maximum potential for energy generation in that area”, he explains. “Such reasons make Minas a true power in capturing and consuming solar energy”, reinforces the businessman.