Between them, Eletrobras, Renova and CPFL Renováveis account for a third – or 4GW – of all power-purchase agreements (PPAs) already signed in the so-far 12GW Brazilian wind market.

After the last A-3 tender, held in November, the state-owned company Eletrobras – mainly via its subsidiaries Chesf and Eletrosul – reached nearly 1.6GW of wind capacity contracted.

That saw it overtake the fast-growing developer Renova, with 1.4GW