Nearly 85% of Brazil’s installed generation capacity comes from renewables — OilPrice
In August, Brazil connected about 1.68 GW of new solar, wind and thermal generation capacity to the power grid. Since the beginning of 2026, capacity has increased by 4.85 GW, of which 3.5 GW came from solar energy. The country’s total installed generation capacity reached 221 GW, nearly 85% of which comes from renewable sources, OilPrice reports.
New generation facilities
According to Brazil’s electricity regulator Aneel, 20 new facilities were connected to the grid during August: 15 solar power plants, three thermal power plants and two wind farms. In 2025, renewable sources, including solar and wind power as well as bioenergy, accounted for about 50% of Brazil’s energy mix.
Energy-related emissions accounted for less than 20% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2023. The report notes that the global average was approximately 75%.
Investments in the northeast
In May, the World Bank approved a project to attract investment in low-carbon industrial goods, clean fuels and infrastructure in northeastern Brazil. The bank announced a $500 million loan as part of a $968 million financing package aimed at developing the region’s largely untapped renewable energy resources.
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The New Development Bank also financed the 648 MW Serra da Palmeira wind power complex in the state of Paraíba. The complex was completed in October 2025 by CTG, the Brazilian subsidiary of China’s China Three Gorges Corporation.
China’s State Grid has begun construction of a 1,468 km ultra-high-voltage transmission line. According to the publication, this is the largest investment in a power transmission concession project in Brazil’s history.
Energy policy ahead of elections
Ahead of the presidential election scheduled for October, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development, CEBDS, called on candidates to support a course toward green economic growth. The organization represents 11 major Brazilian business groups.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva instructed ministries to prepare a resolution on the energy transition for the National Council for Energy Policy. The document is to provide for reducing the country’s dependence on oil, coal and natural gas, as well as financing mechanisms, including an Energy Transition Fund financed by revenue from the oil and gas sector.
