The last years showed an exponential growth in the use of photovoltaics in the world. The worldwide installed capacity of 23 GW in 2009 reached the expressive mark of 139 GW in 2013, being the European continent the holder of the largest portion of it (59 per cent or 81 GW). The most recent estimates describe a still small market in Brazil, with only 20 MW of installed capacity (EPE, 2014a) and mostly located in remote areas not covered by the interconnected system. Nevertheless, the growth potential of the domestic market is promising, greater even than that presented by the leaders in the use of this source. Based on the inherent natural advantages that the country possesses (such as high levels of solar radiation), it s safe to say that the photovoltaic power generation can be an important driver to increase the participation of renewable sources and the security of our energy matrix. In fact, this movement was already anticipated by planners of the electric sector. The Power Expansion Plan with 2024 horizon, prepared by the Energy Research Company (EPE), was published in december 2015 (EPE, 2015b). Among the main projections of the plan is the increase of the installed capacity of power generation in 73.000 MW. Half of this expansion is based on renewable sources (wind, solar, biomass and small hydropower plants), and 7.000 MW exclusively from photovoltaic generation. In this context, this dissertation seeks to contribute to the deepening of the studies devoted to the nascent national photovoltaic market, covering in particular the Estate of Rio de Janeiro. The objective is to evaluate the economic feasibility of photovoltaic distributed generation systems for large customers of the distribution utility Light, estimating not only the price of a photovoltaic system of medium/large size but also the financial return and sensitivity analysis contemplating multiple scenarios.