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Brazil
…80% of domestic electricity generation, making the Brazilian electricity mix one of the cleanest in the world. Continued expansion of hydropower is increasingly constrained by the remoteness and environmental sensitivity of a large part of the remaining resource. PV projects (utility scale and distributed) will represent nearly 70% of all additions in the coming years. Reliance on other sources for power generation is also growing, notably natural gas, wind (on-shore and off-shore) and bioenergy. Brazil is a global leader in second generation biofuels and flex-fuel cars provide a large domestic market. Ethanol supply is set to average…
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Brazil 2025
…this context, the International Energy Agency (IEA) conducts Energy Policy Reviews to support governments in developing more impactful energy and climate policies.This Energy Policy Review was prepared in partnership between the Government of Brazil and the IEA. It draws on the IEA’s extensive knowledge and the inputs of expert peers from IEA Member countries to assess Brazil’s most pressing energy sector challenges and provide recommendations on how to address them, backed by international best practices. The report also highlights areas where Brazil’s leadership can serve as an example in promoting secure and clean energy transitions. It…
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Brazil 2025 Policy recommendations for Brazil
Energy and climate policy landscape 1. Ensure that PLANTE serves as a coherent, overarching plan for the national energy transition that achieves a sustainable and balanced economic and social transformation for Brazil.2. Review all government spending across energy sources to realign in support of PLANTE. People-centred clean energy transitions 3. Introduce an integrated people-centred framework for the energy transition.4. Implement whole-of-government energy transition workforce mapping and planning to ensure opportunities in local communities are optimised.15. Integrate electricity into the portfolio of options for clean cooking access for families. Investment and financing 6. Pursue…
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Brazil 2025 Executive summary
Brazil has positioned itself as a leader in the global energy transition. Its vast renewable energy resources, strong biofuels sector and ambitious climate commitments offer distinct advantages in the low-carbon economy. The country has introduced a comprehensive National Energy Transition Policy (PNTE) aimed at achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, supported by the Energy Transition Plan (PLANTE) and the Energy Transition Forum (FONTE). In 2024, the country also launched the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Law, the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System Law, the Fuel of the Future Law and the Energy Transition Acceleration Program, further boosting momentum…
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IEA Members agree to start accession process with Brazil at the 2026 Ministerial in Paris
…will strengthen our collective efforts at a time when continued cooperation is needed most.”Brazil’s formal request to begin the accession process followed the submission of a letter in September 2025 by Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Viera to the IEA Executive Director, signalling the government’s intention to seek membership and build on years of close cooperation in areas such as energy security, data and statistics and policy analysis.As part of the accession process, Brazil will work with the IEA Secretariat and member governments to meet the Agency’s…
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Brazil 2024 International collaborations - G20
IEA Contributions to the G20 IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol (center) with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil (right) and Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira (left). IEA supports energy transition and climate action outcomes in the run-up to the Rio G20 Summit To support sustainable, affordable and secure global energy transitions, the IEA worked in close partnership with Brazil's G20 Presidency in 2024. The Agency is contributing to two new horizontal...
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Blueprint for Action on Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions
…by G20 leaders in 2024, the Global Commission has provided examples to highlight how energy policies can be designed and implemented to support fairer outcomes. The Global Commission has focused on key aspects of each principle and shared selected policies from around the world to show how these are being addressed in different settings.The 2024 Global Commission, convened by IEA Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol, is co-chaired by Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira, and European Commission Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera. The commission comprises energy…
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Bioenergy
Led by bioenergy, renewable fuels could approach 6% of energy demand from industry, buildings and transport in 2030
By 2030, renewable fuels are set to account for 5.5% of energy consumption from the industry, building and transport sectors. Demand is due to expand in all regions, but it is concentrated in China, Brazil, Europe, India and the United States, which collectively support more than two-thirds of the forecasted growth. All five countries and regions have dedicated support policies for several – and, in some cases, all – renewable fuels. These vary by fuel, sector and country, but they often include…
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Oil Market Report - August 2025
…as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries. Highlights Global oil demand is projected to increase by 680 kb/d in 2025 and 700 kb/d in 2026, to reach 104.4 mb/d. Despite weaker-than-expected demand in China, India and Brazil in recent months, annual growth of 600 kb/d in 2Q25 occurred entirely in the non-OECD. Consumption in the OECD was flat, with Japan at multi-decade lows.Global oil supply was largely unchanged in July at 105.6 mb/d, with a 230 kb/d fall in OPEC+ output offset…
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IEA supports Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy in developing a national energy data strategy
…Energy Policy Review of Brazil 2025, presented during COP30 in Belém, the IEA is providing technical support to Brazil on its plans for a national energy data strategy to enhance the relevance, integration and quality of energy data in public energy policymaking. On 2-3 March, IEA and Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) held a joint stakeholder workshop on the Co-creation of an Energy Data Strategy for Brazil, bringing together government institutions and energy sector stakeholders.Opening the workshop, IEA Deputy Director Mary Burce Warlick highlighted the growing importance of energy data cooperation between Brazil and the IEA…
