* Rousseff seeks cuts to federal, state electricity taxes * Brazil has world's third-highest power costs -study * Electricity costs could fall as much as 10 pct * Measure aims to reduce inflation, ...

Brazil's Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA) has assessed the PV sector's capacity to meet demand for universal electricity access through the Luz para Todos (LpT) program. The study examines ...

Brazilian courts have ruled that the Belo Monte hydropower plant has had environmental and social impacts "far greater" than ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August, the first month on record the two renewable sources have crossed that threshold, according ...

Brazil's solar complex, Assu Sol, may add Bitcoin mining to capture surplus electricity and reduce curtailment losses.

Nearly 90% of Brazil's electricity comes from renewables, making it a prime location for energy-intensive AI infrastructure. Amazon, Microsoft, and other tech giants are investing billions in ...

The latest report from the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy (Absolar) says Brazil’s operational solar fleet consists of 42.1 GW from small and medium-sized systems and 17.9 GW from ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to cut and simplify taxes for electricity producers and distributors, two senior officials told Reuters, as part of a strategy to reduce ...

HOUSTON, June 8, 2001—If electricity consumption in Brazil is not cut by 20% during the second half of the year, sweeping mandatory rolling blackouts will be used to ration power among users, said ...