Brazil s new energy storage demonstration enterprise

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.

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.

What is Brazil's largest battery storage project?

Further details about Brazil’s largest battery storage project to date have been revealed including its integrators and equipment providers. The inauguration of the 30MW/60MWh system took place last year, on the networks of transmission system operator (TSO) ISO CTEEP, as reported by Energy-Storage.news in November.

Is ISO CTEEP the first large-scale battery energy storage system?

ISO CTEEP claimed it as the first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) on Brazil’s transmission grid. The project required a total US$27 million investment. The transmission operator is permitted by regulations to earn up to US$5 million revenues from the asset each year.

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.