Brazil doubled its solar targets for both
utility-scale and distributed generation in January. The 2024 target
under the official 10-year energy plan (PDE) is for 7 GW of
utility-scale solar and 1.32 GW of distributed PV installations.
According to the Latin America PV Playbook
of GTM Research, 1.4 GW of distributed PV could be achieved as early as
2020, especially given strong support for the segment in Brazil through
the ProGD policy.
Distributed energy generation connections grew by
308% in Brazil in 2015. This is according to the National Electric
Energy Agency (ANEEL), Brazil’s top energy regulator, and these figures
include micro-generation and mini-generation.
The state of Minas Gerais has the most micro- and
mini-generation systems with 333 connections, followed by Rio de Janeiro
(203) and Rio Grande do Sul (186).
ProGD is a distributed generation development
program for energy. It was launched by Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and
Energy (MME) and is aimed at encouraging even more consumers to generate
their own power from renewable energy sources, with a particular
emphasis on solar energy.
DG installations on private residences, in industrial setups or in the agricultural sector
According to the MME, by 2030 roughly 2.7 million
Brazilian consumers could have distributed generation installations
either on private residences, in industrial setups or in the
agricultural sector. This would be the equivalent of 23.5GW of clean
energy production.
The National Energy Plan running until 2050 predicts
that 18% of Brazilian homes will host PV systems by 2050. These
installations are expected to generate around 45 terawatt-hours of
energy and this would meet 13% of the country’s electricity demand.
Stakeholders will be meeting at Intersolar South America
Distributed generation (DG) could trigger
investments worth more than BRL100 billion (USD 25.6 billion) by 2030,
according to the MME. Against this backdrop, DG is expected to become an
attractive investment for homeowners, as well as manufacturers of PV
modules and inverters. All of these stakeholders will be meeting at
Intersolar South America in Sao Paulo in August, at the largest solar
event in Latin America.
DG is a key feature of the Intersolar South America
conference as well as the exhibition. On the first day of the event the
conference will include talks from key stakeholders from the private and
public sector.
The primary topics of discussion will include the
pros and cons of a regulated and an unregulated market as well as the
main obstacles facing the Brazilian net-metering program, which includes
taxation, grid connection procedures, and financing.
The number of newly installed DG plants in Brazil
has reached record levels in recent years. This has mainly been driven
by rising electricity prices, decreasing technology costs, and the new
regulatory framework.
The opportunities this has created have attracted a
large number of new players to the market. This will also be addressed
in a special session on financing DG, which will take place on Thursday,
August 25. This session will focus on key challenges, given the
scarcity of competitive or low-cost financing.
source: http://www.solarserver.com
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