General Info
  • Population (million)
    210
  • Land Area (sq km)
    8515767
  • GDP (million USD)
    1868626
Power Generation Capacity by Fuel Type
  • Renewable Energy (%)
    81.4
  • Fossil Fuels (%)
    17.4
  • Nuclear (%)
    1.2
Wind Energy Statistics
  • Installed Capacity (MW)
    21837
  • Share of Wind - electricity generation (%)
    8.6
Policy & Regulations Overview

In 2018, 1.25 GW in installed capacity (48 wind farms) at two auctions - one A-4 (which consider starting delivery energy on 2022) and one A-6 (which consider starting delivery energy on 2024). These amounts represent 41.55 % of the total potential contracted in these auctions. The free energy market is growing in importance for wind energy sector; in 2018, at least three large free market auctions were done with the estimative (undisclosed numbers) of sold around 2 GW in installed capacity;

Author

Everaldo Alencar do Nascimento Feitosa