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Brazil: Wind Energy Opportunities

Thursday, 8 March 2012 from 16:00 to 19:00 (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

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In the run up to BWEC 2012, a high level conference on finance and investment in wind in Brazil, which will take place on 2-3 April, Cleantech Investor, in partnership with Carta Capital (a leading Brazilian business publication) and law firm Bird&Bird, will host an event in London on 8 March, on the theme of Wind Energy Opportunities in Brazil. 

Brazil has been largely unaffected by the slowdown hitting other eonomies and the Brazilian wind energy industry is experiencing rapid growth. Brazil is one of the world's fastest growing economies and demand for energy is rising rapidly. Government policy in Brazil supports the development of the wind energy industry, as part of the overall energy policy. The country has rich wind resources onshore and an integrated economic and energy policy in Brazil supports the development of the wind turbine manufacturing industry (most of the world's major turbine manufacturing companies are opening up plants in the country - which aims to become an exporter of equipment to the rest of Latin America, and beyond).

This afternoon event will provide an overview of the Brazilian wind energy market including information on:

  • The Brazilian energy auction system - which has been successful in bringing down prices to 'grid parity' (helped by the excellent wind conditions in Brazil which have encouraged investment)
  • Brazilian government incentives in the form of subsidised loans for the purchase of locally manufactured equipment.
  • The key players in project development and project finance (including background on the European and Chinese entrants into the market
  • The key locations for wind energy in Brazil: the 'wind states' in the North East (where manufacturing hubs are emerging) and in the South.
  • Opportunities for UK/European companies who are interested in becoming suppliers to/investing in the wind energy market in Brazil.
Speakers will include:

Paulo Roberto Britto Guimarães, Head of Economic Development at the Secretariat for Industry, Commerce and Mines/Energy (SICM) for the Government of the State Government of Bahia. Bahia is one of the states most active in wind energy - and is also becoming established as an important  manufacturing hub for companies including Alstom, which opened a manufactuing plant in the port area reacently.   

Miguel Ferreira, founder of Megajoule, a wind energy consultancy providing due diligence for project finance.

Colin Johnson, who leads the Energy Community of Interest for Grant Thornton International and is also the Chairman of TheCityUK's Brazil and Latin America Committees.

Anne McIvor, Editor of Cleantech magazine and founder of Cleantech Investor


Who should attend?
  • Wind Project Developers interested in investing in the Brazilian wind market
  • Wind sector supply chain companies keen to explore opportunities to enter this fast growth market
  • Stock market investors/analysts who want to learn more about the manufacturing hubs opening up in Brazil and  the players in this fast growth market
  • Advisors and consultants operating in the wind energy sector
The event is free to Cleantech magazine and full Cleantech Investor subscribers, on a first come, first served basis.

Email us at events@cleantechinvestor.com to secure your discount code (free places are subject to availability).

Host Sponsor:
Bird & Bird 

This event is supported by UKCityBrazil and Bird&Bird