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  1. Brazil decides to opt out of nuclear until at least 2020

    Article

    Thu, 10 May 2012

    Brazil has announced that no new nuclear power ..... Marcio Zimmermann, Executive Secretary of Brazil 's Ministry of Mines and Energy, was quoted ..... of such facilities in the longer term. Brazil 's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da

  2. E.ON and Batista consider joint gas venture in Brazil

    Article

    Mon, 23 Apr 2012

    Eike Batista to produce gas in northern Brazil after companies owned by the Brazilian ..... privately-held network of power plants in Brazil , as it bets on emerging markets amid ..... told FT Deutschland the gas in northern Brazil would be turned into power by a plant

  1. Alstom sign wind $171m wind contract in Brazil

    Article

    Mon, 23 Apr 2012

    Odebrecht Energia to supply four wind farm plants in the South of Brazil . The wind farms, Corredor do Senandes II, III and IV, and ..... scheduled to start commercial operation in late 2013. Present in Brazil for over 55 years, Alstom has installed almost 40 per cent

  2. Brazil ’s Cogeracao de Energia Eletrica Paraiso becomes an IPP

    Article

    Wed, 28 Mar 2012

    Aneel , Brazil 's energy sector regulator, has given the green light for local energy cogeneration firm Cogeracao de Energia Eletrica Paraiso

  3. Brazil's nuclear plants set records

    Article

    Tue, 17 Jan 2012

    The electricity produced by Brazil ’s two nuclear power plants , Angra 1 and Angra 2, set ..... at the moment, generating 3.17% of all electricity in Brazil (91% of Brazil ’s electricity is produced by hydroelectric power plants

  4. Eon to buy 10 per cent stake in Brazil ’s MPX Energia

    Article

    Thu, 12 Jan 2012

    utility Eon plans to spend €350m on a 10 per cent stake in Brazil ’ s MPX Energia as a prelude to forming a joint venture with ..... to run and build up to 11 gas and coal fired power plants in Brazil and Chile. Eon redoubled efforts to internationalise its portfolio

  5. Brazil ’s Amazonas Energia to award turnkey thermal project

    Article

    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    Amazonas Energia, the distribution arm of Brazil 's federal power holding Eletrobras, plans to invest around $500m in the turnkey delivery of the Maua 3 thermoelectric power

  6. GE wins 1.4 GW contracts in Brazil energy auctions

    Article

    Tue, 20 Sep 2011

    wind and gas turbines for projects in Brazil that will produce 1.4 GW – 40 per cent ..... capacity awarded in recent energy auctions by Brazil ’s National Electric Power Agency. The ..... August will supply 51 energy projects in Brazil totalling 3.9 GW. GE won all of the

  7. Brazil aims for five more nuclear reactors

    Article

    Tue, 20 Sep 2011

    Brazil is planning to build five more nuclear reactors ..... Despite the recent incidents in Japan, Brazil is sticking to its policy of expanding its ..... would be built in new plants elsewhere in Brazil . Under earlier energy policy four reactors

  8. Brazil launches smart grid deployment with Echelon deal

    Article

    Fri, 14 Oct 2011

    Brazil is to begin the roll out of a smart grid ..... in modernizing the smart grid”. With Brazil hosting football’s World Cup in 2014 and ..... overhaul of the power infrastructure system. Brazil is seen as the country with the greatest