Accordingto industry analysts, that price means that wind projects remain the favorites tograb most, if not all of the auction's power-purchase agreements (PPAs).

As the A-3 competition will include all types of sources in the same basket, somesay that this will effectively be another “wind-only” tender, with no joy forsolar, thermal or small-hydro projects.

The A-3tender is scheduled to take place on 18 November, in São Paulo.