Brazil is targeting an increase in the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to more than 80 percent by 2055, alongside plans to double overall energy production.
TV BRICS, a NAN partner, reported on Friday that the target was contained in a long-term energy plan designed to guide Brazil’s infrastructure, production and energy consumption decisions over the next three decades.
The plan was prepared by Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE) under the supervision of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME).
It projects that clean energy sources will account for between 97 and 99 percent of the country’s electricity generation by 2055, up from 96 percent in 2025.
According to the plan, sustained investment in wind and solar power will drive much of the growth in clean electricity generation.
The strategy is also aimed at meeting rapidly rising electricity demand, which could increase more than fourfold by 2055 as economic activity expands and new forms of energy consumption emerge.
To accommodate the projected increase, Brazil plans to modernize its electricity infrastructure, with the transmission network expected to triple in length.
The capacity of transformer substations will also be expanded as part of the planned infrastructure upgrade.
Biofuel production is projected to increase fivefold over the period, making it another major component of Brazil’s energy transition.
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Natural gas, however, is expected to retain a strategic role as an operational reserve, providing flexibility and reliability as the use of renewable energy increases.
The plan also identifies energy efficiency as a key tool for reducing consumption and lowering costs.
It estimates that improvements in energy-use systems could save more than 25 percent of the energy expected to be consumed in 2055.
