80% of Brazil's territory is in the tropics. The average annual sunshine is about 1700-1800 kwh per square meter. At present, solar mounting system in Brazil is in a stage of rapid growth, both distributed and large-scale power stations have achieved some success, especially due to the significant cost reduction of photovoltaic, the cost of local distributed power stations continues to drop, and the government actively promotes photovoltaic, which makes the willingness of installation increase

Vale S.A., one of the largest mining companies in the world, has chosen nextracker to provide its NX horizon for the sol de cerrado solar project in Minas Gerais, Brazil ™ Two sided optimized intelligent solar tracker. The 766 megawatt (MWP) solar power plant will be one of the largest in Brazil and will be built by vale in Minas Gerais state of JA í Mining operations in the Ba area provide electricity and will be connected to the regional power grid. Preliminary construction will start later this year and is scheduled to be completed in 2022.

The project will play an important role in Vale's efforts to achieve its sustainable development goals. The company plans to produce all the energy it needs for its Brazilian business by 2025 and achieve global carbon footprint neutralization by 2050. Nextracker's regional office in Brazil will support the solar project with engineering, Debugging, asset management services, and advanced data analysis for preventive maintenance. Installation crews will attend Nextracker's PowerworX Academy installer training program to learn best practices on site and at the company's training center in Sorocaba, São Paulo.

Brazil is one of the fastest growing solar markets in Latin America, partly due to its high radiation levels and solar friendly policies. The country has 7.4 gigawatts of cumulative solar installations to date. Minas Gerais is the top Brazilian state for solar power capacity in the nation.

At present, the Brazilian government continues to plan to release bidding projects every year. According to the previous experience, 

the bidding can be completed on schedule. In addition, the local power companies have begun to actively participate in private bidding, 

and the bidding projects in Brazil have become one of the stable and considerable demands