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Brazil Net Metering for Distributed Generation
On 19th of April 2012 Resolution 482 of The Brazilian Energy Agency (ANEEL) entered into force introducing net metering policy in Brazil for small scale renewable generators.
Renewable generators up to 1 MW capacity interconnected to low and medium-voltage grid are allowed to sell a surplus of the electricity back to the national grid in return for the electricity billing credit to be recuperated within 36 months.
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Brazil-India Memorandum of Understanding on Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals
The Ministry of Mines of India and the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of rare earth elements and critical minerals. The MoU establishes a framework for collaboration on technology transfer, exploration, research and development, mining, environmental stewardship, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, and investment initiatives. Areas of cooperation set out in the MoU include:investment promotion in exploration, mining and infrastructure development; processing and recycling technologies; automation and advanced mining technologies;the use of artificial intelligence in geoscientific data analysis; support for exploration in greenfield and brownfield…
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Renewables 2021 Biofuels
…growth, but according to our forecast, demand in 2021 nevertheless recovers from the lows seen in 2020 during the Covid-19 crisis. Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Indonesia are managing climbing feedstock and biofuel costs by temporarily reducing or delaying blending mandates. We estimate these actions to reduce demand by 3%, or 5 billion litres, in 2021 compared to a scenario where mandates remained unchanged or were increased as planned. By August 2021 biofuel prices had increased by between 70% and 150% across the United States, Europe, Brazil and Indonesia, depending on the market and fuel, from average 2019 prices. For…
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Cost of Capital Observatory Dashboard
…WACC) and provides both a theoretical and practical explanation of how to calculate them. For this dashboard we estimated financing costs as the weighted average of the after-tax (or all-in) cost of debt and the minimum expected equity internal rate of return (IRR).In 2025, the third year that we have run the survey, we continued to expand our coverage in terms of geographies and technologies. We focused on collecting data from the five key countries initially within the scope of the Observatory– Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa – but also conducted additional efforts to gather data…
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Global Energy Review 2026 Natural gas
…half of the year, together with continued renewables growth and improving nuclear availability, slowed growth in gas use for power. In contrast, in the European Union, gas-to-power demand grew strongly amid higher electricity consumption and lower power output from wind and hydro. In Brazil, lower hydropower availability supported a strong increase in gas-based power generation. In the Middle East, continued oil-to-gas switching supported strong growth in gas use in the power sector.Gas use in industry remained broadly flat in 2025. In the European Union, higher natural gas prices depressed gas demand in industry. Similarly…
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Global Energy Review 2026 Technology: Electric vehicles
…sales in Southeast Asia more than doubled in 2025, driven by sales in Thailand and Viet Nam. One of Southeast Asia’s largest car markets – Indonesia – also added significantly to the growth, seeing its electric car sales rise by 125%. Electric car markets in Latin America and the Caribbean saw around 70% annual growth, reaching close to 350 000 units in 2025. Sales in Mexico more than tripled, while in Brazil they increased by 40%, building on top of already strong sales growth in 2024. Sizeable growth was also recorded in smaller markets in the region, particularly Ecuador and Uruguay, where...
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Global EV Outlook 2026 Executive summary
…annual sales more than doubled to reach a sales share of nearly 20%, led by Viet Nam, Indonesia and Thailand. In Latin America, sales grew by 75%, led by Brazil and Mexico. More than 100 countries recorded electric car sales growth in 2025, and in one-third of these, they represented at least 10% of new car sales. Chinese automakers supplied 60% of global electric car sales in 2025, while European and North American automakers were each responsible for about 15% of global sales. The ongoing energy crisis resulting from the conflict in the Middle East has brought reliance…
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Global EV Outlook 2026 Electric vehicle charging
…while avoiding the future need for costly retrofits. Kenya’s 2024 National Building Code mandates 5% of parking spaces in all new buildings be equipped for EV charging. India’s Model Building Bye‑Laws (MBBL) were amended in 2019 to include dedicated provisions for EV charging: charging infrastructure should be planned to cover 20% of parking capacity for all vehicles (including 2Ws). In Brazil, several proposals aim to support private charger installation in new buildings, including apartments. Actions are also being taken at the city level: a 2026 São Paolo law guarantees that owners of condominiums have the right to install…
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Global Hydrogen Review 2026 Executive summary
…a result, fertiliser production costs have increased worldwide, as urea prices doubled between January and May 2026. These pressures have been compounded by rising natural gas prices and export restrictions imposed by major suppliers. Even modest reductions in fertiliser use can lead to declines in crop yields, posing risks to the food supply chain. The risk is particularly acute in import-dependent agricultural economies, such as Morocco, which meets all its demand for ammonia with imports, 40% of which come from the Middle East, or Brazil, Australia, South Africa and Thailand, which meet all their demand for urea with imp...
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Global Energy Review 2025 Global trends
…economies slowed slightly to 1.7% in 2024. Continued stronger growth in the US was bolstered by healthy sentiment and consumer confidence. By contrast, the European Union saw weaker growth, amid competitiveness concerns. In emerging market and developing economies growth remained robust but slowed slightly to 4.4%. People’s Republic of China (hereafter, “China”) reported growth at 5%, supported by strengthening manufacturing output and exports, while the real estate contraction continued. The rate of growth in India slowed to 6.5%. Brazil saw improved economic performance in 2024, with GDP expanding 3.7%. Energy demand growth varied sharply by region,...
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