Overview of the Brazilian Electrical Power Industry

Vinicius Nunes is a BloombergNEF research associate based in Sao Paulo. He writes about the energy transition in Brazil, including topics such as energy policy, sustainable finance, decarbonization pathways, clean energy, and clean transport. In addition, Vinicius writes about broader low-carbon investments and on capital mobilization in and to emerging markets and developing economies. Prior to joining Bloomberg L.P., he worked for a Brazilian renewable energy developer with focus on wind and solar assets. Vinicius holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and a M.S. in Energy Markets from Grenoble INP in France.

Roney Nakano Vitorino has been serving on the Department of Generation and Transmission Studies since 2013, at the Energy Research Office in Brazil (EPE), which is focused on advising the Ministry of Mines and Energy on energy and electricity planning. He awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, and developed his research program, related to renewable energy and power system modeling, at MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, collaboratively with MIT Energy Initiative. His Ph.D. was hosted in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems, at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He holds also a M.S. and a B.S. from the same institution.

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Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).