From pv magazine LatAm

Brazilian solar builders imported 5.27 GW of solar modules in the primary quarter of the 12 months, up 128.1% from the identical interval in 2021, when 2.32 GW had been imported, in line with knowledge collected by the consulting agency Greener.

The quarterly determine already exceeds the 4.88 GW of modules imported throughout the complete second half of 2021. High-power solar panels with outputs above 500 W accounted for greater than 60% of all PV module imports to the nation by quantity.

Greener has additionally reported that the quarterly imports of inverters reached 3.06 GW by quantity, up 26.4% from the identical interval in 2021, when shipments reached 2.51 GW.

The important progress in shipments, outpacing progress in new installations, underscores how gear distributors are making ready for the anticipated set up rush later this 12 months beneath present web metering guidelines. From subsequent 12 months, homeowners of PV methods as much as 5 MW in measurement should pay grid charges.

In the primary quarter, 1.45 GW of new solar vegetation had been constructed in Brazil, in line with knowledge from the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), with 1,253 MW of distributed-generation (DG) installations and 200 MW of large-scale capability. In the identical interval of 2021, builders constructed 866 MW of DG solar, however no new solar parks had been constructed.