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Little appetite for wind and solar as Covid-hit Brazil restarts tenders

Nation contracts only small fraction of 63GW registered as first auctions since 2019 feel ongoing impact of demand slump

A woman holding a signal with the Brazilian flag takes part in a demonstration against the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brasilia, on July 3, 2021.
A woman holding a signal with the Brazilian flag takes part in a demonstration against the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brasilia, on July 3, 2021.Foto: SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
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Published 9 July 2021, 07:23Updated 9 July 2021, 08:24