Brazil

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Brazil’s AdaptaClima Platform

The AdaptaClima platform intends to support the dissemination of information and material on climate change to decision makers.

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Concession agreements for generation, transmission and distribution

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The Brazilian Power Market: An Interesting Investment Regime for Onshore Wind and Solar Power?

In 2014, Brazil ranked tenth amongst the countries with the most total installed capacity of wind power. Since the first successful onshore wind-exclusive power auction in 2009, much has happened in…

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Brazil Executive Order 538/2015

Creates the Distributed Electric Power Generation Development Program - ProGD, and makes other arrangements.

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MME - Ministerio das Minas e Energia

Official website of Brazil Ministry of Mines and Energy.

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Brazil Law no. 10.847

The legal basis of the EPE. 

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EPE – Empresa de Pesquisa Energética

The Energy Research Company - EPE aims to provide services to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) in the area of ​​studies and research aimed at subsidizing the planning of the energy sector,…

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ANEEL

The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), a special regime autarchy linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, was created to regulate the Brazilian electricity sector through Law No. 9,427…

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Brazil Law no. 10.848/2004 and Decree no 5163/2004

Brazil introduced an auction system to procure electricity in 2004 (Law no. 10.848/2004, and Decree no 5163/2004) for the market regulated by ANEEL.

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Integrated Systems for Solid Waste Management

BrazilSao Bernardo do Campo Landfill - Integrated Solid Waste Management and LandfillShort summary in English: A 30 year concession contract between SBC Valorização de Resíduos and the Municipality…

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Railway Concessions and BOTs

ArmeniaConcession Agreement on the Transfer of the Armenian Railway System to the “South-Caucasian Railway” Closed Joint-Stock Company Created by “Russian Railways” Closed Open Joint-Stock Company…

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Empresas Mixtas

Legal Framework by CountryBelow is a list of laws that present the legal framework for “empresas mixtas” in several countries in Latin America. These laws undertake the sectors of water, energy…

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Regulatory Authorities

AustraliaNational: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - ACCC is the economic regulator for the national access regime established by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. It…

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Concession Agreements

Standard Concession (or Franchise) AgreementThe right to use tracks during a defined term can also be part of a concession (or franchise) agreement. These agreements usually combine construction,…

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Energy Laws and Regulations

General MaterialsWorld Bank Paper: Electrification and Regulation - Principles and a Model Law (pdf)World Bank/ PPIAF: Handbook For Evaluating Infrastructure Regulatory Systems (pdf)Materials…

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Hydropower

Policies, Laws and Regulations: HydropowerReference: IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) maintains a joint database…

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Biomass

Policies, Laws and Regulations: BiomassIEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) maintains a joint database with the…

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Renewable Energy

For more information, visit the section on Toolkits, see Renewable Energy Projects by Resource (Solar Power, Wind Power, Hydropower, Biomass and Geothermal) or see Water Projects Using Renewable…