Brazil’s electricity regulator has approved March reserve capacity auctions for thermal and hydro plants with more than 125 GW registered, while guidelines for a separate battery storage auction remain pending even as over 20 GW of projects are under development. February 11, 2026 Lívia Neves Image: Huawei From ESS News Brazil’s electricity regulator Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) has approved the bidding documents for reserve capacity auctions covering hydroelectric and the...

Brazil’s long-awaited capacity reserve auction for battery energy storage is scheduled for April 2026, following a year of rulemaking that expanded the expected supply volume and introduced new legal and regulatory constraints. January 7, 2026 Lívia Neves Image: Sig. Chiocciola, Wikimedia Commons From ESS News Brazil’s capacity reserve auction for battery energy storage systems (BESS), first anticipated in 2024, moved closer to execution in 2025 as projects advanced and auction rules were f...

Brazil published Law 15.296 on November 25, establishing a series of changes to laws in its electricity sector including guidelines for the regulation of storage systems, tax exemptions and the reduction of import tax rates on battery energy storage systems and its components to zero. December 5, 2025 Lívia Neves Image: ContourGlobal From ESS News Brazil has introduced a series of regulations and incentives for battery energy storage systems (BESS) published under Law 15.269 on November 25. The...

Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy says it has opened public consultation for a 2026 battery storage auction to contract systems of at least 30 MW that can deliver four hours of power daily under 10-year agreements. November 11, 2025 Lívia Neves Image pv magazine, Alessandra Neris From ESS News Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the guidelines and structure for the 2026 LRCAP storage capacity auction. The notice was published this week, with the con...

Two lots were tendered, to serve communities in Amazonas and Pará, with BRL 312 million ($58 million) of equipment. In Amazonas, 20,165 MW will be installed via five solar and diesel-fired thermal generation sites. Pará will get a 30.1 MW battery, solar and diesel facility. September 30, 2025 Lívia Neves Image: Energisa From pv magazine Brazil The 2025 Auction for Supply to Isolated Systems, promoted on Friday by the Electric Energy Commercialization Chamber contracted 50 MW to supply electri...