In
contrast
to
Brazil’s
federally-regulated
tenders,
which
are
offering
prices
that
are
far
too
low,
the
unregulated
sector
is
likely
to
become
more
lucrative,
says
Mauricio
Bähr,
Brazil
country
manager
for
GDF
Suez.
Wind
power
rates
awarded
at
the
most
recent
tender
in
December
2011
came
in
around
R$106/MWh
($52.1/MWh).
Bähr
claims
a
more
reasonable
figure
would
be
closer
to
R$135/MWh.
“We
have
seen
some
very
aggressive
bids
in
the
last
tender,”
says
Bähr,
adding
that
GDF
Suez
believes
winning
bidders
may
have
overestimated
the
capacity
factors
of
their
projects,
with…
