Brazil: EPE registered 18 GW PV capacity for reserve energy auction in December

photonSeptember 20, 2017152

Brazil’s energy agency EPE (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética), announced that it has registered around 550 solar PV projects totaling 18,000 MW for the upcoming new energy auctions. The auctions »A-4« and »A-6« are scheduled to be held on December 18 and 20, respectively. The first is focused on renewable sources (wind, biomass, solar and small hydropower), while the second covers wind, hydroelectric and thermoelectric projects with gas, coal and biomass.

In total, 1,676 projects were registered for the »A-4« category which totaled 47,965 MW in capacity. Wind was the most registered source (957 projects, 26,604 MW).

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