Integrating Large-Scale Demand into the System: Data Centres, Green Hydrogen, Electric Mobility and Electrification

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Time
9:00am–10:30am
Hall
2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 3

The growth of new electricity loads represents one of the most significant opportunities currently facing the power industry. However, data centres, green hydrogen, and industrial electrification all require new infrastructure and flexibility solutions. This panel will explore how to integrate these demands in Brazil's energy system. Discussions will cover incentives, programs and policies, regulatory improvements, investments, and opportunities for innovation.

9:00am–9:05amWelcome and Introduction

Camila Ramos

Vice President

ABSOLAR - Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica

9:05am–9:15amIndustrial Heat Electrification: The Next Frontier of Power Demand

Paulo Skaf

CEO

Combio Energia

9:15am–9:25amBrazils Data Center Opportunity: From Ambition to Connected Gigawatts

Piero Carli

VP Design & Delivery

Ada Infraestructure

9:25am–9:35amE-Mobility and the Grid: MCS Demand and V2G Opportunities in South America

Rodrigo Vicentini

Managing Director

Time & Place Global Ltda / CharIN

9:35am–10:30amPanel Discussion

Rodrigo Vicentini

Managing Director

Time & Place Global Ltda / CharIN

Paulo Skaf

CEO

Combio Energia

Piero Carli

VP Design & Delivery

Ada Infraestructure

Marcio Trannin

Vice President

Voltalia Energia do Brasil

Speakers
Speaker
Paulo Skaf, Combio Energia

CEO

Brazil

Paulo Antonio Skaf Filho is the Founder and CEO of ComBio Energia S.A., a Brazilian company recognized for delivering renewable thermal energy solutions that support the decarbonization of industrial processes. Under his leadership, ComBio has established itself as a key player in the industrial energy transition, helping companies replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources that have a lower environmental impact.As CEO, Paulo Skaf leads the company's growth, expansion, and consolidation strategy, driving innovative business models that combine operational excellence, industrial competitiveness, and emissions reduction.

Speaker
Marcio Trannin, Voltalia Energia do Brasil

Vice President

Brazil

Marcio Trannin is an energy executive with 28 years of experience driving regulation, commercialization, new business development and operation in several technologies, across the Brazilian and Latin American power sectors working for multinational corporations. Currently he serves as the Vice President of Voltalia in Brazil. He has served two terms as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Administration at ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Solar Photovoltaic Energy). He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering alongside an advanced postgraduate specialization in Finance.

Speaker
Piero Carli, Ada Infraestructure

VP Design & Delivery

Brazil

Piero Carli is the VP of Design & Delivery at Ada Infrastructure, a global hyperscale data center platform. He oversees the engineering, design, and delivery strategies for their data center portfolios, including major infrastructure expansions in Latin America (such as their campus locations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) and other global markets.

Speaker
Rodrigo Vicentini, Time & Place Global Ltda / CharIN

Managing Director

Brazil

Rodrigo Vicentini is an electrical engineer and Project Management specialist from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (Poli-USP) and holds an International MBA from FIA Business School. He is the Founder of Time&Place Consulting in Brazil, where he focuses on business development, innovation, industrial policy, and cooperation between companies and institutions in Europe and Latin America.He serves as Managing Director Brazil at CharIN e.V., the global association promoting interoperable standards and solutions for electric vehicle charging. In Brazil, he works closely with industry, associations, standards organizations, and public authorities on charging infrastructure, interoperability, CCS, MCS, ISO 15118, and the regulatory framework for electric mobility.At ABVE - the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association, he is Director of the Components Group and a Board Member, contributing to initiatives related to industrial development, charging infrastructure, regulation, and standardization of electric mobility in Brazil.Prior to his current roles, Rodrigo built a nearly 20-year career in the high-technology industry, including leadership positions at Keysight Technologies, where he contributed to hardware development projects and managed engineering and project teams across Brazil, Mexico, and Latin America.

Speaker
Camila Ramos, ABSOLAR - Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica

Vice President

Brazil

CEO and Founder of CELA, with 22 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, including bioenergy, wind energy, solar PV and green hydrogen. Camila currently also serves as Investment and Green Hydrogen Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR (the Brazilian Solar PV Association), Non-Executive Director of the Board of Administration of Brazilian Rare Earths, member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of Industry of São Paulo (COINFRA - FIESP) and is a Finance Expert at the Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center (NREL - USA). Prior to founding CELA, she was Country Manager and Head of Latin America at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), where she advised clients with research and analysis of renewable energy sectors and markets, and trends in the region. She has also worked in the past at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ERB - Energias Renováveis do Brasil and Infinity Bio-Energy. Camila holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

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