Brazilian grid operator ONS expects a 20pc increase in installed thermoelectric generation capacity by the end of 2026, according to Par Pel 2022, its official plan for the next four years.
ONS expects total generation capacity to reach 208.4GW by the end of 2026 from 186GW at the end of 2022, a 12pc increase. Installed thermal generation capacity — including nuclear plants — will jump to 30.5GW, from 25.3GW. Biomass, wind and solar plants' added capacity will reach a combined 60.4GW from 44.6GW.
The plan says that demand will grow to 111,032MW by 2027, an 18pc increase from 94,126MW in 2022. It also says that Brazil will need to build 16,000km of transmission lines, a 10pc expansion from the current infrastructure.
Investments in the grid in 2023-2027 will reach R60.7bn ($11.3bn), according to the plan.
