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Will Brazil's first capacity reserve auction affect battery energy storage?

Changes to Brazil’s first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could undermine the expansion of the procurement regime to include battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the second exercise of the year, according to Markus Vlasits, chairman of Brazil’s energy storage trade body.

What is Brazil's first large-scale energy storage system?

Brazil launched on Thursday its first large-scale energy storage system with a total capacity of 30 MW, power sector regulator Aneel announced.

Will changes to Brazil's first capacity reserve auction undermine Bess?

Changes to Brazil's first capacity reserve auction of 2025 could undermine the expansion of the procurement regime to include battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the second exercise of the year, according to Markus Vlasits, chairman of Brazil's energy storage trade body.

How much solar power does Brazil need?

Brazil’s 35 GW of distributed generation capacity – mostly solar arrays – already meet around 28% of the demand of the National Interconnected System (SIN) grid, which encompasses almost all of the nation’s grid electricity users.

Is 'non-dispatchable' electricity a problem in Brazil?

The rise of small-scale, “distributed” electricity generation in Brazil, outside the remit of national electricity system operator the ONS, has meant a boom in “non-dispatchable” generation facilities – which cannot be switched on or off in line with grid demand patterns.