The Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Association (ABSolar), citing data from the country's energy regulator Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL), said Brazil had more than 20 GW of installed solar capacity at the end of September.

Brazil has 6,525 MW of utility-scale solar power plants and 13,579 MW of distributed photovoltaic power plants, all of which operate under the country's net metering regime.

Utility-scale PV developers could add another 1,760 MW of capacity by the end of the year, ANEEL said. Most of this (about 1.6 GW) will be built outside the regulated market through power purchase agreements.

Brazil's cumulative PV capacity will reach 24,928 MW by the end of this year, ABSolar said. But to get there, developers must add 3.5GW of distributed PV capacity by the end of December.