Croatia's net electricity output down 5.6% y/y in April – table
Jun 24, 2022 18:49 CESTBrazil expects renewables to hit 48% share in 2026 energy
Wind farm in Brazil. Author: Otávio Nogueira. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic.
December 6 (Renewables Now) - Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy approved on Tuesday its new energy plan, with a goal of reaching a roughly 48% renewables share in 2026 in the 351 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe) energy needed to move the economy.
Under the Ten Year Energy Plan 2026 (PDE 2026) the country's National Interconnected System (SIN) is to hit 212.5 GW of installed capacity, of which more than 50% will come from non-hydro sources.
More details on Brazil's estimated renewables capacity in 2026 are available in the table below.
| Source | 2026 capacity |
| Wind | 28.4 GW |
| Solar | 9.6 GW |
| Biomass | 16.9 GW |
| Small hydro | 8.1 GW |
| Large hydro | 103 GW |
According to a previous press release, the investments needed for this expansion will amount to BRL 1.4 trillion (USD 433.4bn/EUR 366.8bn).
(BRL 1 = USD 0.310/EUR 0.262)
More stories to explore
Weekly renewables M&A round-up (Jun 20-24)
Jun 24, 2022 17:05 CEST
Queensland green hydrogen project gets govt funding for FEED study
Jun 24, 2022 16:45 CEST
KKR opens take-private bid for France's Albioma
Jun 24, 2022 16:34 CEST
Two dozen bidders take part in 2-GW Philippine renewables auction
Jun 24, 2022 15:53 CEST
Iberdrola granted EUR-1bn loan to buy wind turbines in Denmark
Jun 24, 2022 15:24 CESTShare this story
Tags
About the author
