Today is Friday, April 12, 2024.
Brazil. The "2031 Ten-Year Electric Energy Expansion Plan" (PDE 2031), in its most recent edition, appears on the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) portal.
The PDE 2031 indicates the prospects for the expansion of the energy sector for the period 2022 to 2031, result of a broad public consultation and within an integrated vision for the various energy sources.
During the 30th edition of the SAE BRASIL International Mobility Congress and Exhibition, one of the panels - The Challenge of Infrastructure Implementation for the Entry of New Energy Sources - highlighted the different energy vocation for each Brazilian region, citing the PDE 2031. Interesting information, summarised below.
Midwest: Ethanol, Biodiesel and Hydroelectric Power Plants
North: Biodiesel, natural gas and hydroelectric plants
Northeast: Natural gas, Wind and Solar
Southeast: Thermoelectric, Ethanol, Natural Gas and Hydroelectric
South: Hydroelectric, Biodiesel and Ethanol
PDE 2031 also brought new topics, such as a whole chapter on hydrogen, in addition to box 10 - 5 on carbon pricing. It is interesting to see the following question appearing in that box, page 319: Is Brazil prepared to enter a global carbon market?
Other topics include Economic Assumptions, Energy Consumption, Central Power Generation, Power Transmission, Oil and Natural Gas Production, Oil Product Supply, Natural Gas, Biofuel Supply, Energy Efficiency and Distributed Energy Resources, Socio Environmental Analysis and Consolidation of Results.
Click below for the reports, versions in Portuguese and English. As the download is from April 2024, it is also important to follow the MME portal, as the subject of energy sources has been very dynamic lately.
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As you will see, scrolling down a little on the MME portal there is the "Painel de Consolidação do PDE 2031" in Microsoft Power BI, with six cockpits where you can interact with the data and choose specific indicators. The same information is also available on the Energy Research Company (EPE) portal.
