Brazil to tender transmission lines for renewable energy integration

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The announcement of Auction No. 1/2022, the first Transmission Auction of 2022, has been approved. The document approved by the Collegiate Council of the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) concerns the bidding of 13 lots for the construction and maintenance of 5,291 kilometers of transmission lines and 6,260 MVA in substation transformation capacity, with an expected investment of R$15.3 billion (US$3 billion).

The auction is scheduled for June 30, 2022, at B3’s headquarters in São Paulo.

The lots, with completion periods ranging from 42 to 60 months, will cover the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, and Sergipe.

Of the R$15.3 billion in investments planned, R$12.1 billion will be concentrated in Minas Gerais (Lots 1 to 3) to distribute energy generated by renewable sources.

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