Brazil's 'free market' helps wind and solar stay on growth road amid Covid dip

Contracts with factories and shopping malls help renewable energy shrug off a demand drop and lack of tenders

A Brazilian flag waving in an empty Marginal Pinheiros during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
A Brazilian flag waving in an empty Marginal Pinheiros during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.Foto: Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images
Published 23 October 2020, 15:32Updated 23 October 2020, 15:36