Distributed solar generation in Brazil has been rising continuously in recent years. In 2020, the distributed installed capacity surpassed that of centralized plants, accounting for ** percent of Brazil's installed PV capacity. Only three years earlier, in 2017, centralized plants represented more than ** percent of the installed capacity in the South American country.
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Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica. (October 9, 2024). Distribution of installed solar photovoltaic generation capacity in Brazil from 2017 to 2024, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181228/solar-photovoltaic-generation-capacity-brazil-type/
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