Is energy storage a solution to Brazil's growing renewables capacity?

ANEEL’s announcement is timely and shows an interest in pushing energy storage to be considered as a solution to Brazil’s growing renewables capacity and urgent need to fill the transmission infrastructure gap.

What are the challenges for energy storage in Brazil?

Another challenge for energy storage in Brazil will be access to capital. Given the current unfavourable economic conditions, it is not clear how long it will take for energy storage to benefit from large-scale investments. 5.

When will the energy storage initiative start in Brazil?

In April 2016, the Brazilian National Regulatory Authority (“ ANEEL ”) published the first draft of a three-year energy storage initiative in the context of its R&D programme for technological innovation in the power sector, which was launched in 2012. The initiative is expected to launch this year and project selection will be concluded in 2017.

Could pumped hydro be the missing piece in Brazil's energy system?

Conclusion Although energy storage solutions have yet to be widely deployed in Brazil, generation flexibility remains a scarce commodity. Therefore, storage projects, including pumped hydro, could be the missing piece needed to enhance the country’s energy system.

Will Brazil conduct the first energy storage auction?

Brazil is set to conduct the country's first-ever energy storage auction for adding batteries and storage systems to the national power grid.

Can Brazil be a big battery storage country?

With well-designed policies and regulations, Brazil has significant potential to follow in the footsteps of jurisdictions like California and Chile for large-scale battery storage, Germany for distributed and large-scale storage, and Australia for both pumped hydro and large-scale battery systems.