Featured in Distributed bliss – 06-2022

The power of the prosumer

Under Brazil’s regulation, systems of up to 5 MW can be classed as distributed generation. The segment is forecast to account for 9 GW of the 12 GW of new PV that Brazil is set to install this year.

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Lívia Neves

24 Jun 2022

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The Brazilian photovoltaic market has grown significantly in recent years and currently has an installed solar capacity of some 15 GW. Perhaps most remarkably, two-thirds of which, or more than 10 GW, are distributed across small systems, owned by energy prosumers. So, what’s behind Brazil’s distributed generation success? Livia Neves reports from Rio de Janeiro.In …

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