Brazil breaks new solar daily records in Northeast

• Solar farms in Brazil's Northeast have actually broken the neighborhood record 2 successive times in the very same day, the National Electric System Driver (ONS) stated on Thursday.

The very first landmark was a 2,649-MW peak at 1319 local time on October 27. Less than an hour later, the solar farms generated 2,675 MW height at 1358 local time, damaging the regional record for the 2nd time.

At the time of the 2nd top generation, the power represented 21.3% of the local need, ONS explained in journalism release.

With these brand-new numbers, the Northeast photovoltaic (PV) parks have videotaped seven brand-new daily records just this month.

Presently, solar energy represents 2.2% of the nationwide power mix. ONS estimates that by the end of the year, the portion will certainly jump to 2.6%.