A totalof 381 wind farms and 31 solar plants have gained approval for the competitionthat will take place on 18 November in São Paulo.
Developers will start the contestwith a ceiling-price of R$126 ($54) per MWh.
Some450MW of small-hydro and biomass plants have also been given OK for the A-3tender, which looks for new generation able to come online by January 2016.
