 | This article needs to be updated. (June 2017) |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Electricity coverage (2016) | 97% (total), (LAC total average in 2005: 92%) |
| Installed capacity (2024) | 230,079 MW[1] |
| Share of fossil energy | 12.8%[1] |
| Share of renewable energy | 86.4%[1] |
| GHG emissions from electricity generation (2003) | 20 MtCO2 |
| Average electricity use (2007) | 2,166 kWh per capita (USA: 12,300 kWh per capita) |
| Distribution losses (2005) | 14% |
| Consumption by sector (% of total) | |
| Residential | 34% (2006) |
| Industrial | 25% (2006) |
| Commercial | 22% (2006) |
| Public sector | 13% (2006) |
| Rural | 6% (2006) |
| Tariffs and financing | |
| Average residential tariff (US$/kW·h, 2007) | 0.153; (LAC average in 2005: 0.115) |
| Average industrial tariff (US$/kW·h, 2005) | 0.113; (LAC average in 2005: 0.107) |
| Average commercial tariff (US$/kW·h, June 2005) | 0.142 |
| Services | |
| Sector unbundling | Yes |
| Share of private sector in generation | 10% |
| Competitive supply to large users | Yes |
| Competitive supply to residential users | No |
| Institutions | |
| No. of service providers | 6 main (generation), 5 main (transmission), 49 (distribution) |
| Responsibility for regulation | ANEEL-Electricity Regulatory Agency |
| Responsibility for policy-setting | Ministry of Mines and Energy |
| Responsibility for the environment | Ministry of the Environment |
| Electricity sector law | Yes (2004) |
| Renewable energy law | No |
| CDM transactions related to the electricity sector | 91 registered CDM project; 9,034,000 tCO2e annual emissions reductions |
Brazil has the largest electricity sector in Latin America. Its capacity at the end of 2021 was 181,532 MW.[2] The installed capacity grew from 11,000 MW in 1970 with an average yearly growth of 5.8% per year.[3] Brazil has the largest capacity for water storage in the world,[4] being dependent on hydroelectricity generation capacity, which meets over 60% of its electricity demand. The national grid runs at 60 Hz and is powered 83% from renewable sources. This dependence on hydropower makes Brazil vulnerable to power supply shortages in drought years, as was demonstrated by the 2001–2002 energy crisis.[5]
In 2023, the output of Brazil's electricity system, serving over 88 million consumers, exceeded that of all other South American nations combined. Anticipated investments surpassing $100 billion by 2029 aim to expand utility-scale and distributed generation, alongside transmission and distribution projects.[6]
The National Interconnected System (SIN) comprises the electricity companies in the South, South-East, Center-West, North-East and part of the North region. Only 3.4% of the country's electricity production is located outside the SIN, in small isolated systems located mainly in the Amazonian region.[7]
- ^ a b c "Infográfico". ABSOLAR (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ https://antigo.aneel.gov.br/web/guest/sala-de-imprensa-exibicao-2/-/asset_publisher/zXQREz8EVlZ6/content/brasil-termina-2021-com-maior-acrescimo-em-potencia-instalada-desde-2016/656877?inheritRedirect=false&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fantigo.aneel.gov.br%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fsala-de-imprensa-exibicao-2%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_pos%3D2%26p_p_col_count%3D3%26_101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6_advancedSearch%3Dfalse%26_101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6_keywords%3D%26_101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6_delta%3D15%26p_r_p_564233524_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6_cur%3D5%26_101_INSTANCE_zXQREz8EVlZ6_andOperator%3Dtrue National Agency of Energy
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- ^ OECD
- ^ World Bank 2007
- ^ "Brazil - Renewable Energy Infrastructure". International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. 4 December 2023.
- ^ National System Operator (ONS)
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