Launched in May, the federal program will receive applications until 2 September, according to a statement published on UTE's website.

The government estimates total investment required for these projects will amount to $400m.

UTE will pay $91.50 per MWh under 25-year power purchase agreements, with projects ranging from 5MW to 50MW.

During the first application phase, concluded in early July, the government received submissions for 166MW of capacity.