Wind outstripping thermal in changing Brazil power sector

With rains replenishing hydrodams and a growing wind fleet, Brazil is switching off its thermal power plants

View of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in Altamira, Para State, Brazil. The nation;s dams are being replenished by rains. — View of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in Altamira, Para State, Brazil. The nation;s dams are being replenished by rains.Foto: MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Alexandre Spatuzza

Americas Policy

Published 19 July 2019, 14:20Updated 19 July 2019, 14:27