Brazil: over 10,000 PV systems are now installed under net metering
The combined capacity of these installations has reached approximately 78 MW. The state with the highest number of PV systems under net metering is Minas Gerais.
Chint’s project for solar factory in Brazil moves forward
The Chinese module manufacturer intends to invest 112 million BRL ($35.2 million) in the manufacturing facility.
Brazilian utility CPFL launches unit for residential and commercial PV
Brazil’s third biggest electric utility company has set up Envo, a new unit offering residential and commercial PV solutions under net metering. The offer includes a financing option with Banco Santander.
Brazil assesses potential of hybrid solar-wind power plants
The assessment was conducted by Brazil’s energy agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE). These projects are expected to be particularly suitable to regions with a low degree of grid integration.
Brazil: state of Goiás introduces tax break for PV components
The government of the Brazilian state of Goiás has implemented a measure suggested by Brazil’s central government.
Brazil has 70 MW of installed solar power under net metering
In March, PV systems totaling 2.8 MW were installed in the Latin American country under the net-metering scheme.
WEG to build two PV plants totaling 62 MW in eastern Brazil
The Brazilian engineering company will act as EPC contractor for the construction of two solar parks in the state of Paraiba. The two projects were selected in the country’s first two solar auctions.
Brazil introduces auction to cancel projects selected in reserve energy auctions
The Brazilian Government has approved a decree to introduce an auction system to cancel power contracts awarded in the reserve energy auctions (leilão de reserva). Through these auctions, held between 2014 and 2015, several large-scale PV projects were commissioned.
Brasil’s BNDES finances renewable energy projects for isolated systems in Amazonas
Projects selected in an upcoming auction will have access to a financing scheme of the Climate Fund (Fundo Clima) managed by BNDES
Canadian Solar gets $20 million financing for PV project in Brazil
The Chinese-Canadian company has secured $20 million in funds to support the construction of a 191 MW PV plant in Brazil.
