More than 4.7 gigawatts of solar distributed generation capacity has been installed in Brazil, according to statistics from Aneel, the power sector regulator.
As of Wednesday evening, the country's total distributed generation capacity exceeded 4.9 gigawatts, with solar being the most popular clean energy source, with 401,199 solar mounting systems connected to the grid, according to Aneel's real-time update.
Minas Gerais is the state with the largest distributed generation capacity -- 912.21 megawatts, followed by Sao Paulo State at 602 megawatts and Rio Grande do Sul at 597.87 megawatts.
Residential users account for the majority of distributed generation in the country, with 295,816 systems installed. Commercial and rural installations numbered 66,096 and 28,394 systems, respectively.
According to the Brazilian Distributed Generation Association, the distributed generation segment will grow by more than 50% this year and its installed capacity will exceed 7GW by the end of 2021.
