Overview of the Brazilian Electrical Power Industry

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Time: 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall: Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor
Room: Cantareira 3-5

Photovoltaic solar energy ranks second in Brazil and the source continues to grow. What factors favor this position and what is the future scenario in the institutional vision of the sector?

02:00 pm - 02:15 pmWelcome and Introduction

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia

CEO

ABSOLAR

02:15 pm - 02:30 pmPlanning and Prospects for the Brazilian Electricity Matrix

Roney Nakano Vitorino

Energy Analyst

EPE

02:30 pm - 02:45 pmANEEL's Perspectives for Solar Energy

Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar

Superintendent

ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

02:45 pm - 03:00 pmSolar, Batteries and the Energy Transition in Brazil

Vinicius Nunes

Associate, Climate Solutions

BloombergNEF

03:00 pm - 03:30 pmQ&A

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Speakers

Speaker

Vinicius Nunes, BloombergNEF

Associate, Climate Solutions

Brazil

Vinicius Nunes is a BloombergNEF research associate based in Sao Paulo. He writes about the energy transition in Brazil, including topics such as energy policy, sustainable finance, decarbonization pathways, clean energy, and clean transport. In addition, Vinicius writes about broader low-carbon investments and on capital mobilization in and to emerging markets and developing economies. Prior to joining Bloomberg L.P., he worked for a Brazilian renewable energy developer with focus on wind and solar assets. Vinicius holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and a M.S. in Energy Markets from Grenoble INP in France.

Speaker

Roney Nakano Vitorino, EPE

Energy Analyst

Brazil

Roney Nakano Vitorino has been serving on the Department of Generation and Transmission Studies since 2013, at the Energy Research Office in Brazil (EPE), which is focused on advising the Ministry of Mines and Energy on energy and electricity planning. He awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, and developed his research program, related to renewable energy and power system modeling, at MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, collaboratively with MIT Energy Initiative. His Ph.D. was hosted in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems, at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He holds also a M.S. and a B.S. from the same institution.

Speaker

Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar, ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

Superintendent

Brazil

Speaker

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

Further Content

Press Release

Reflecting the advances made by renewable energy in Brazil, The smarter E South America 2024 has surpassed the 650 exhibitors mark, growing by more than 20% over last year’s edition

September 2, 2024

This year’s edition of The smarter E South America, LATAM’s Largest Platform for the New Energy and Mobility World, wound up on last Thursday 29th after featuring 650+ exhibitors and welcoming around 55,000 visitors from 50 countries and more than 2,500 attendees to its four parallel conferences delivered by more than 172 global decision-makers spanning the whole renewable energy supply chain.

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Speaker

Ana Carla Petti, Comerc Energia

Director of Regulatory Affairs

Brazil

Ana Carla Petti has more than 20 years of experience in Regulatory, Strategic Operations Management, Risk Management and Middle-Office, working in executive positions in the energy sector at companies such as Braskem and Odebrecht Energia. She has been an executive at the Comerc Energia Group for more than seven years and currently serves as the group's director of regulatory and institutional affairs. She is a chemical engineer and lawyer, with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in Financial Products and Risk Management and an MBA in Executive Management.

Speaker

Camila Ramos, CELA - Clean Energy Latin America

CEO

Brazil

CEO and Founder of CELA, with 21 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, including bioenergy, wind energy, solar PV and green hydrogen. Camila currently also serves as Investment and Green Hydrogen Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR (the Brazilian Solar PV Association), Non-Executive Director of the Board of Administration of Brazilian Rare Earths, member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of Industry of São Paulo (COINFRA - FIESP) and is a Finance Expert at the Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center (NREL - USA). Prior to founding CELA, she was Country Manager and Head of Latin America at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), where she advised clients with research and analysis of renewable energy sectors and markets, and trends in the region. She has also worked in the past at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ERB - Energias Renováveis do Brasil and Infinity Bio-Energy. Camila holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).