RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The rules are likely to be published through a federal decree to be regulated by electric power watchdog ANEEL.
However, a local lawyer said there is a risk that the decree is judicialized due to certain legal weaknesses, forcing a congressional analysis.
Local authorities and companies originally expected the regulatory framework to be published by the end of last year.
According to studies by federal energy research company EPE, Brazil has offshore wind potential of 697GW in waters up to a depth of 50m, of which 276GW are in depths of up to 20m and 421GW between 20m and 50m, excluding other criteria such as socio-environmental factors.
Environmental regulator IBAMA is in the process of licensing 23 offshore wind power projects involving 3,486 turbines for 46.6GW of installed capacity.
ONSHORE MILESTONE
Brazil’s wind sector has reached 21GW of fully onshore installed capacity, local wind power association ABEEÓLICA said Friday.
There are over 9,000 wind turbines in operation in 777 wind farms, with another 532MW in test operations, planned to come online in the coming weeks.
In 2021, 57TWh of wind power were generated in Brazil, corresponding to 10% of the country’s total generation. The energy supplied 29 million homes, serving 86 million people.
ABEEÓLICA expects wind power capacity to reach 33GW by 2026.