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Lívia Neves

Journalist, covers the energy sector in Brazil since 2012, focusing on renewable energy. At pv magazine since June 2021, she writes about business, policies and technologies for solar energy in the country.

livia.neves@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Lívia Neves

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Policy

Tight deadlines threaten Brazil’s anticipated battery storage auction An expected Brazilian auction for energy storage in 2026 may come and go without regulations being set. In Scatec's Sao Paulo office, key representatives from Absae, Aneel, lawyers, and more, came to discuss the issues at hand.

Lívia Neves

Apr 15, 2026

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Policy

Brazil’s energy storage regulation delayed again Prolonged debates and delays around a regulatory framework in Brazil has caused limited investment in utility-scale battery energy storage in the country of 213 million people.

Lívia Neves

Apr 09, 2026

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Grid-scale

Brazil greenlights co-located solar and storage for the first time The authorization opens a new frontier in Brazil for co-location and regulation of batteries.

Lívia Neves

Apr 08, 2026

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Auctions

Brazil’s LRCAP battery auction demand estimated at nearly 3 GW Following the contracting of 19 GW in the first LRCAP auction held this Friday (March 20), an additional 501 MW from existing thermal power plants was secured. In total, consultancy Thymos Energia had identified a need for 23 GW across the auctions, leaving an estimated remaining demand of around 3 GW for the battery auction.

Lívia Neves

Mar 23, 2026

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Policy

Brazil’s Energy Ministry talks minimum storage requirements for new distributed generation Brazil's government continues to get closer to a battery storage tender, while signalling mandatory storage for new distributed generation

Lívia Neves

Mar 18, 2026

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Revenue streams

BESS in Brazil: Feasibility of three strategic approaches Based on real data from the National Interconnected System between 2024 and 2025, the study evaluates the technical, economic, and regulatory performance of batteries operating as autonomous market agents, behind the meter for consumption shifting, or co-located with distributed solar generation.

Lívia Neves

Feb 20, 2026

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Markets

Brazil: Upcoming auction may see battery storage priced significantly cheaper than thermal plants 'There is no scenario in which thermal plants matches batteries'

Lívia Neves

Feb 19, 2026

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Markets

Brazil’s reserve battery capacity auction guidelines near finalization, 20 GW of projects already in line ANEEL has approved March auctions for thermal and hydroelectric plants, with over 125 GW registered. Guidelines for the April LRCAP battery auction are still pending, but more than 20 GW of projects are already in development.

Lívia Neves

Feb 11, 2026

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Markets

In Brazil, batteries will now be subject to up to a 20% import tax Following a decision by the Brazilian government, the three primary import classifications for batteries and energy storage systems will see their import tax rates rise to 20%. This move, aimed at capital and informatics goods, replaces the previous rates that ranged between 16% and 18%.

Lívia Neves

Feb 09, 2026