Brazil okays 19.4 MWa of renewable projects from May 27 tender

Brazil's power sector regulator Aneel on Tuesday approved the remaining three winning renewable projects from the A-4 tender held on May 27, 2022, for a combined capacity of some 19.4 average megawatts (MWa).

The new approvals were granted to two small hydropower plants (HPPs) and one biomass-fired scheme.

The contracted energy is aimed at supplying the demand of local power distributors Cemig, Coelba and Light, according to the watchdog.

A-4 allocated close to 950 MW of power, with biomass accounting for the biggest part of 409 MW. The awarded projects represent future investments of more than BRL 7 billion (USD 1.34bn/EUR 1.34bn).

Aneel previously noted that the power supply under the power purchase agreements (PPAs) secured in the tender is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2026.

(BRL 1.0 = USD 0.192/EUR 0.192)

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