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Brazil has unveiled the tariff ceilings solar players will face as they compete for the first time in the so-called new generation tender, opening up a new avenue of government support. PV bids for 20-year supply deals at the A-6 auction of 18 October will start at BRL209/MWh (around US$52/MWh), energy regulator ANEEL revealed in a statement this week. Solar’s ceiling tariff is more competitive than that faced by hydro (BRL285/MWh) and thermal (BRL292/MWh) bidders for A-6 contracts, but slightly higher than wind’s BRL189/MWh. PV players have displayed significant appetite for a tender they were barred from until this year, tabling in June 29.7GW of all 100GW-plus bids recorded across all energy sources. Those reaping A-6 contracts will have six years to ensure projects are deployed and pumping energy into the grid, with the supply deals set to cover the 2025-2044 period. Solar’s first go at A-6 auctions follows its record-low average tariffs of BRL67.48/MWh (around US$17.5/MWh) at the renewable-only A-4 tender, lauded as a global milestone. Local PV operators have attributed the A-6 inclusion to a policy shift brought about by the rise to power of controversial president Jair Bolsonaro, who has personally steered major solar schemes. Speaking to PV Tech for a recent feature, Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of Brazilian PV body ABSOLAR, said: “There may be scepticism with climate policy but [Bolsonaro’s] is a liberal government interested in efficiency and competitiveness.” “They’ve come to office with an open mind, to hear what is actually going on and act based on technical knowledge, not political influence,” Sauaia argued, adding that the government opted to include solar in the A-6 auctions because the move would slash tariffs for end consumers. Having doubled installed capacity to 2GW-plus last year, Brazilian PV is poised for further growth as major utility-scale schemes – including Enel's 608MW São Gonçalo solar complex – progress through various development stages.

provided – alongside with its HI-MO X counterpart – to distributed projects in Brazil and other key Latin American markets. The agreement with

from local development banks BNDES and BNB for a 765 MW solar portfolio in

in the European Union as well as 13 added countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey,

Japan, Poland, Singapore, Spain, as well as the united state. It also began in Brazil, India, as well as

Brazilian telecommunications Claro SA has included 25 MWp of solar power to its distributed generation (DG) renewables portfolio with the commissioning of 4 solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plants.

Albras, the largest manufacturer of key aluminum in Brazil, will be buying electrical energy from a new 438-MW solar power plant to provide its center in the state of Para, it was revealed on Monday.

Brazil's Regional Bank for the Development of the Far South, or BRDE, has approved a BRL-20-million (USD 3.8 m/EUR 3.6 m) credit line to support a 4.3-MW solar power project created by farming and industrial cooperative Cotrijal in the south of the nation.

the Futura 1 complex now have self-production sales contracts. Acquired from Brazilian energy company Focus Energia in March 2022, the solar complex is currently

of the 20 GW has actually been provided to a solar PV project in southerly Brazil in December 2019. Driven by the international vision as well as dedication to

presently has 6 production plants in Spain, Mexico, France, Germany, China and Brazil, and a subsidiary in India. The company makes and also supplies complete

a 58MW solar site in the Dominican Republic as well as a 159MW wind farm in Brazil. As well as, since its Q2 revenues contact August, the firm has actually

present solar existence covers markets such as Spain, Portugal, Chile, Brazil as well as Mexico, many thanks partly to a collection of successful results in

to additions in markets such as the UK, Portugal, France, Italy and also Brazil as well as the development of its Helexia subsidiary. Voltalia's 2021 profits

to with 859MW of hydro, wind, power storage space and solar from Chile, Brazil as well as Colombia, and also the staying 91MW of solar in Panama and also the