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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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed up to R$250 million ($49.4m) to a Brazilian fund financing the acquisition and installation of distributed solar generation assets.
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Brazil has introduced a bill to incentivize in the use of renewable energy by offering tax benefits on the investment in equipment for generating electrical energy from renewable sources.
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Eletrobras has approved its fifth issuance of non-convertible unsecured debentures, aiming to raise up to R$3.5 billion ($696.4m).
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Chinese multinational State Grid (SGCC) plans to invest R$200 billion ($39.4bn) in the Brazilian electricity sector following its victory in Brazil's largest power transmission auction.
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EDF Renewables Brasil and Serena Geração have completed the share swap of their stakes in the Pirapora Solar Complex and the Ventos da Bahia wind farm.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed an agreement to raise around R$1 billion ($200m) for green and sustainable infrastructure projects in the legal Amazon, North and Northeast regions of Brazil.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has awarded projects in the first transmission auction of the year.
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Brazilian utility Cemig is selling its 45% share in power generation company Aliança Energia to mining company Vale, making Vale the sole owner of Aliança.
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Brazilian developer 2W Ecobank has secured long-term financing for the second phase of its Kairós wind complex located in the state of Ceará.
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Neoenergia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Rio de Janeiro to support the development of offshore wind projects.
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Brookfield-backed renewable developer IVI Energia has acquired a portfolio of distributed generation solar assets in Brazil.
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Elawan Energy landed financing from the Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) for a wind project the company is developing in Brazil.
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Equatorial Energia has completed the sale of its transmission business Integração Transmissora de Energia (Intesa) in Brazil.
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Latin American asset manager Patria Investments is launching an energy trading and commercialisation platform in Brazil.
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State-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mistui & Co to explore low-carbon solutions in Brazil.
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New Fortress Energy (NFE) has completed the acquisition and transfer of a 1.6GW capacity reserve contract from Ceiba Energy, a company of Denham Capital.
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Renewable developer Serena Energia (formerly Omega Energia) is planning a secondary share offering in Brazil.
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Brazilian utility Cemig has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) under a self-production model to supply wholesale company Mart Minas.
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Eletrobras and engineering and industrial manufacturing group Paul Wurth have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Brazilian project financing is rebounding with capital markets registering a record high of issuances again this year. Yet, large-scale projects are having difficulties accessing foreign capital in Brazil, a local currency market, panelists at IJLatam 2024 in Miami said.
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Engie Brazil Energia has acquired 5 Atlas Renewable Energy solar projects in Brazil, totalling 545MW of installed capacity, for R$3.24 billion ($643 million).
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Brazilian development bank BNDES and the Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) have signed an MoU to deepen cooperation on providing sustainable finance in Brazil.
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New Fortress Energy (NFE) has inaugurated its Barcarena LNG terminal – part of a thermoelectric complex project in Barcarena, Pará state.
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Renewables developer Helexia – a subsidiary of France’s Voltalia – is closing a short-term financing for 27 distributed generation solar plants in Brazil on Thursday (29 February 2024).
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Renewables developer Casa dos Ventos has contracted an offtaker for the operational Rio do Vento wind complex in Brazil.
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Renewable developer Atiaia Renováveis has signed a contract to supply pharmaceutical company Aché Laboratórios with solar power in Brazil.
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Actis has today (21 February) launched a Brazilian transmission platform with the acquisition of an operational transmission asset.
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Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) is preparing its second transmission auction to be held this year (2024).
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Brazilian developer Faro Energy has raised R$320 million ($64.4 million) in bonds for distributed solar generation projects in Brazil.
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Cemig-D, the Brazilian utility’s distribution business, is planning to issue R$2 billion ($402 million) in bonds on 15 February 2024.
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ISA CTEEP has committed to invest a total of R$5 billion ($1 billion) in Brazilian transmission by 2029.
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EDP Brasil is extending its existing power purchase agreement (PPA) with Banco do Brasil for an additional 5 years after winning the contract in a December 2023 auction.
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Brazilian energy and sugar company Raizen has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with e-mobility company BYD.
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Serena - formerly Omega Energia - has received financing from Sudene’s Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) for its Assuruá 5 wind project in Brazil.
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Potengi Holdings, a joint venture between AES Brasil and food processing company BRF, is planning to issue bonds for wind projects in Brazil.
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Power company Grupo Energisa has launched a R$2 billion ($405 million) share offering in Brazil.
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Power company Grupo Energisa is preparing a potential R$2 billion ($405 million) share offering in Brazil.
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The Government of Ceará has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with oil and gas giant BP to support the development of green hydrogen in the state.
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Distributed generation (DG) has grown exponentially in the past few years in Brazil and 2023 saw many players entering at every level of the market, while existing ones consolidated their pipelines.
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Casa dos Ventos and ArcelorMittal have landed financing from development bank BNDES for a wind complex they are co-developing in Brazil.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a self-production power purchase agreement (PPA) with cement company Votorantim Cimentos in Brazil.
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