Brazil
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Trinity Energias Renováveis is planning to invest more than R$300 million ($55m) in solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Brazilian energy and sugar company Raízen is issuing $1 billion in green bonds in Brazil.
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Renewable developer RZK Energia is partnering with Matrix Energia on solar distributed generation projects in Brazil.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved a R$500 million ($90m) loan to FS, one of the largest ethanol companies in Brazil.
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SMBC has hired Joaquim Marques as co-head of corporate and investment banking, based in São Paulo.
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ZEG Biogás has signed an agreement with agro-industrial cooperative Coagro to partner on the implementation of a biomethane project.
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Brazilian bank Bradesco has agreed to invest R$1 billion ($177m) in Energisa Paraíba (EPB), a distribution subsidiary of Energisa.
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to a R$250 million ($44m) loan to sugar, ethanol, and bioenergy company Companhia Melhoramentos Norte do Paraná (CMNP).
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Renewables developer Matrix Energia has raised R$100 million ($18m) in green debentures, the first issuance for a battery storage projects in Brazil.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva has entered into share purchase and sale agreements with BTG Pactual for the acquisition of a portfolio of thermal power plants in Brazil.
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Renewables developer Athon Energia is planning a R$605 million ($108m) debentures issuance for solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Renewables developer Serena Energia has signed a power purchase agreement for renewable energy with mining company Lundin Mining.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with hospital and healthcare company Rede Primavera in Brazil.
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Solar developer Órigo Energia has raised R$600 million ($107m) in green debentures for distributed solar generation in Brazil.
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Energy generation and trading company Comerc Energia has formed an energy trading joint venture with ethanol and sugar producer Copersucar.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved R$1.14 billion ($202m) in financing for 2 solar complexes in Brazil.
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Eneva has secured R$1 billion ($177 million) in financing for a gas-fired power plant the company is developing in Brazil.
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Scala Data Centers has signed the Latin America's largest renewable energy supply agreement with Serena Energia.
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Brazilian transmission company Taesa has named Rinaldo Pecchio Jr as chief executive of the company.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has confirmed the September transmission auction but has withdrawn lot 2 from the original set of projects to be tendered.
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Brazilian utility Cemig is planning to issue R$2 billion ($363m) in debentures for its distribution business, Cemig-D, on 15 September 2024.
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The Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has released R$267 million ($49m) to finance renewable projects in Brazil.
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CPFL Energia is partnering with cement maker Mizu Cimentos to develop a green hydrogen plant in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
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Steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal and renewables developer Casa dos Ventos are extending their partnership in Brazil with a solar project.
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Brazilian fuels distributor Vibra Energia has entered an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in energy generation and trading company Comerc Energia.
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Vestas and Brazilian renewables developer Renobrax are planning to develop a wind project in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has inked an agreement to form a joint venture with steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal in Brazil.
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Elera Renováveis has agreed to sell a project in its Irapuru solar complex in Brazil to food producer Minerva.
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Scala Data Centers has raised R$1.37 billion ($250m) in green debentures for the company’s SGRUTB09 data centre in Brazil, the largest in Latin America.
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Corio Generation has signed a memorandum of understanding with offshore construction business Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) for the development of offshore wind generation in Brazil.
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Solar developer Brasol has acquired a portfolio of distributed generation solar assets in Brazil from developer BC Energia.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has raised close to R$1.5 billion ($274m) in bonds to finance its Luiz Carlos solar complex in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Cemig has closed the sale of its 45% stake in energy company Aliança Energia to mining company Vale.
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Prumo Logística and Norwegian renewables company Fuella have signed an area reservation contract for the newly-licensed green hydrogen hub at the Porto do Açu complex.
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Shell Energy’s subsidiary Prime Energy has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with a sanitation company in Brazil.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved a R$1.394 billion ($248m) financing for RGE Sul Distribuidora de Energia (RGE Sul), a utility operating in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer São Martinho has requested a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for a biomethane project.
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Brazil has created a legal framework and incentivized the development of low-carbon hydrogen in the country.
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Comerc Energia and KWP Energia have formed a joint venture for the development of floating solar projects in Brazil.
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Atlas Renewable Energy is planning to issue additional bonds for the Luiz Carlos solar complex the company is developing in Brazil.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has issued R$750 million ($133m) in debentures for the Luiz Carlos solar complex in Brazil.
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Paraguay’s National Electricity Administration (ANDE) has received bids from 11 interested parties to sell output on the free market in Brazil.
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Casa dos Ventos, through its subsidiary Ventos de São Rafael Renováveis SA, has issued R$2.5 billion ($442m) in debentures in Brazil.
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Essentia Energia, through its subsidiary Infraestrutura Brasil Holding XX, has raised R$150 million ($27m) in debentures.
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Renewable developer RZK Energia has raised R$165 million ($30m) in debentures for a portfolio of distributed solar generation projects in Brazil.
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Fortescue is moving forward with its $6 billion green hydrogen plant in Brazil as the company’s board of directors made an early investment decision.
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Atiaia Renováveis is planning to issue R$215 million ($39m) in debentures for a hydroelectric project the company is developing in Brazil.
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Orizon has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Edge Comercialização for the supply of biomethane in Brazil.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva has agreed to acquire a portfolio of thermal power plants from BTG Pactual.
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The Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has provided financing for 4 renewables projects in Brazil.
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Oil and gas company Acelen is partnering with investment manager Perfin Infra and Illian Energias Renováveis on a solar project in Brazil.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has concluded its acquisition of energy trading company Esfera Energia.
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Renewables developer Helexia has raised R$240 million ($44m) in debentures for distributed solar generation in Brazil.
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The state of Bahia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German company Si&Mex Solutions for the implementation of a $2 billion solar panel manufacturing facility in the state.
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Brookfield-backed renewable developer Elera Renováveis has signed a solar power purchase agreement with Brazilian water sanitation company BRK Ambiental.
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CDPQ, through its power transmission platform Verene Energia, has agreed to acquire a 124km transmission project from Equatorial Energia.
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Orizon is issuing green bonds to finance the Ure Barueri waste-to-energy project the company is developing in Brazil.
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Neoenergia, through its subsidiary Neoenergia Coelba, has signed a commitment to invest R$1.2 billion ($211m) in distribution networks in Bahia.
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Brazilian renewables developer 2W Ecobank has appointed Ricardo Levy as chief executive officer.
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ContourGlobal has completed the sale of a portfolio of wind projects in Brazil to alternative asset manager Patria Investimentos and Invenergy.
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Brazilian utility Copel has appointed Felipe Gutterres as chief financial and investor relations officer.
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Eletrobras and pulp and paper manufacturer Suzano have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop green hydrogen and synthetic fuels initiatives in Brazil.
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Ethanol and sugar producer Copersucar has signed a memorandum of understanding with Geo bio gas&carbon for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in Brazil.
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Neoenergia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ceará to develop offshore wind generation.
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Renewables developer RZK Energia landed financing from Banco do Nordeste (BNB) for distributed solar projects in Brazil.
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Equinor, through its renewable platform Rio Energy, is planning to turn its 200MW Serra da Babilônia wind project into a hybrid complex by adding a solar plant on site.
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Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rio de Janeiro for the development of offshore wind in the state.
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Omnigen Energy has secured financing for the development of a portfolio of small-scale solar power plants in Brazil.
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Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc) has landed financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1 billion ($185m) in debentures to finance transmission lines in Brazil.
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Brazilian renewables developer Serena Energia (formerly Omega Energia) is issuing R$400 million (74m) in debentures.
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Brazil’s competition regulator CADE has approved the sale of AES’s Brazilian portfolio to renewables developer Auren Energia.
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Renewables developer Casa dos Ventos has inked a long-term power purchase agreement for one of the company’s wind projects in Brazil.
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EDF Renewables has issued debentures for the expansion of the Serra do Seridó wind complex in Brazil.
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Oil and gas company Ultragaz has acquired a majority stake in renewable energy services and commercialisation platform Witzler Energia.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has signed agreements with China Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance sustainable projects in Brazil.
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China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) is planning to develop a 105MW wind complex in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
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Equatorial Energia has requested 2 loans totalling up to $250 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Eletrobras has completed the sale of a portfolio of gas-fired power plants in Brazil to Âmbar Energia.
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State-owned Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prumo Logística to support the development of green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Engie is planning to issue up to R$2 billion ($381m) in debentures to finance a wind complex the company is developing in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Copel has hired Rodolfo Lima to head its energy trading and commercialization business.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has agreed to acquire energy trading company Esfera Energia.
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Grupo Energisa has landed financing from the Brazilian development bank BNDES to support its distribution subsidiaries in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Copel and Petrobras have concluded the sale of the Araucária gas-fired power plant they co-owned in Brazil.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1.1 billion ($211m) in debentures to finance transmission lines won in a 2022 auction in Brazil.
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Brazilian sugar, ethanol and renewable power producer Grupo Zilor has requested financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the expansion of 1 of its plants.
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Neoenergia is planning to invest more than R$2.1 billion ($407m) into transmission works between 2024 and 2027 in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Alupar has signed a power purchase agreement to supply renewable energy to São Paulo-based real estate company JFL Living.
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Solar developer Delta Energia has raised R$250 million ($49m) in a CRI issuance to support the development of distributed generation solar assets in Brazil.
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ISA CTEEP (Companhia de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica Paulista) is planning to issue R$1 billion ($198m) in debentures in Brazil.
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AES has agreed to sell its Brazilian portfolio totalling 5.2GW of capacity to renewables developer Auren Energia.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has approved the draft tender documents for the second transmission auction to be held this year (2024).
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State-owned Eletrobras has signed a pair of memoranda of understanding (MoU) to support the development of green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Brazilian renewable developer 2W Ecobank is evaluating a proposal to sell a controlling stake in the company.
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Brazilian utility Copel is planning to divest from a portfolio of small generation assets the company owns through its subsidiary Copel Geração e Transmissão.
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Renewable developer AXS Energia has landed financing for a portfolio of solar DG assets in Brazil from Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (Cifi).
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State-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of intent (MoI) with power generation company Karpowership to partner in the natural gas and power sectors.
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Brazil is already the leader in the energy transition. The country’s power matrix stands out in its composition with close to 90% coming from renewable sources including hydroelectricity. Yet, growth opportunities remain vast in the renewable sector and beyond. According to the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Base Industries (ABDIB), Brazil is looking to bridge a $50 billion a year gap in infrastructure investments.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has raised R$400 million ($79m) to refinance assets in Brazil.
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Renewable developer Grupo Río Alto Energias Renováveis has requested financing from the Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) for a solar complex in Brazil.
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Brazilian developer 2W Ecobank has reached financial close on phase 2 of its Kairos wind project located in the state of Ceará.
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AES Brasil has raised R$900 million ($176m) in debentures for projects belonging to the company’s Cajuína wind complex.
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Norwegian power company Statkraft will invest R$926 million ($178m) to transform 2 wind projects into hybrid complexes.
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Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state of Maranhão for the development of green hydrogen.
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Green Energy Park has raised $30 million in series A funding that will help support the company’s Piauí green hydrogen project in Brazil.
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Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil for offshore wind generation.
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Banco Votorantim (Banco BV) has requested a loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support on-lending for solar distributed generation in Brazil.
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Enel Brasil is planning to invest R$18 billion ($3.5 billion) for the period 2024-2026 in order to better its services in the country.
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Solar developer Usinas Brasil Solar (BRS) and investment firm Grupo 4M are partnering on a portfolio of distributed solar assets.
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Norwegian renewable energy provider Scatec and energy company Statkraft have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a solar plant in Brazil.
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Brazil's state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras is adding solar projects to 3 of the company’s refineries.
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Brazilian conglomerate Brasal is issuing R$170 million ($33 million) in debentures for a hydroelectric project in Brazil.
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The Government of São Paulo has sold its shares in Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia (Emae) placing the power company in private ownership.
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Octopus Energy has signed an agreement with Brazilian utility Grupo Energisa to support renewable generation development in the country.
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Brazilian power generator Eneva will issue R$2.5 billion ($475 million) in debentures to refinance assets.
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US-based Recurrent Energy has secured R$343 million ($70 million) in non-recourse project financing for a solar project in Brazil.
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Denmark's Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) is providing an additional €7 million ($7.6m) to the 94MW Ouro Branco and Quatro Ventos wind complex in Brazil, due to an expansion of the project and unexpected delays.
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The state of Ceará has signed a pre-contract with Voltalia do Brasil, a subsidiary of the French renewable power producer Voltalia, to implement a project to produce green hydrogen and ammonia at the state's Pecém industrial and port complex.
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Brazil's Superintendency for the Development of the Northeast (Sudene) has approved a R$26.6 million ($5.3m) loan for the 212MWp Milagres solar project, developed by Lightsource BP.
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