Energy Auctions in Brazil

Overview

The Brazilian electricity sector, the third-largest in the Americas behind the United States and Canada, is predominated by renewable energies. Above all, the domestic hydraulic generation counts with 64% of the supply as the most important energy source. Adding Biomass and Wind, it can be stated that around 74% of electricity in Brazil comes from renewable energies.

Brazil has 135 wind farms, sold mainly by auctions and located primarily in the Northeastern and Southeastern of the country, with an installed capacity of 2,876 MW. Accordingly to forecasts of the Brazilian wind power association, known as Abeeolica, by 2017, the total wind capacity will reach 8.7 gigawatts.

Introduction documents:

• Energia Eólica no Brasil (2013)
• Estratégico 017-2013.pdf ANEEL Chamada 017 - Desenvolvimento de tecnologia nacional de geração eólica (2013)

Further Information - Wind Data

• Modelagem Estocástica da Geração Eólica para Estudos Estratégicos (2010)
• Proposta de um Modelo para Seleção de Estações Meteorológicas (2010)
• Coleta de Dados de Vento - Estrategicamente distribuídos pelo território nacional 1 (2010)
• Coleta de Dados de Vento - Estrategicamente distribuídos pelo território nacional 1 (2010)
• Banco de Dados de Vento de Longo Prazo (2011)
• Análise de Consistência e Exploratória de Dados Meteorológicos (2011)
• Development of a Wind Index Concept for Brazil (2013)

Further Training

• Estudo de Base sobre Ensino e Qualificação no Estado do Ceará (2009)