German-Brazilian Energy Partnership

Context

Brazil has enormous potential for expanding renewable energies, particularly wind, solar and biomass. Today, almost half of Brazil's energy mix comprises renewable energy and is therefore well above the average of other member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Renewable energies account for around 85 per cent of the electricity mix. The German-Brazilian Energy Partnership is supporting the country in driving forward its energy transition and making it fair and inclusive. The partnership was established in 2008 and is part of the Support for Bilateral Energy Partnerships in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies global programme. It supports political dialogue between Germany and Brazil.

Objective

Brazil's energy is climate-friendly, secure and affordable. Industrial processes are carbon-free, and stakeholders from the private sector, politics and research regularly liaise on current developments.

Approach

Together with the project, a secretariat was set up in Brasilia in 2017 to support the partnership with organisational and technical matters.

In addition to a high-level management committee, the project formed working groups that regularly discuss the two priority areas ‘a just and inclusive energy transition’ and ‘clean energy for the decarbonisation of industry’. These working groups are open committees in which stakeholders from business, research and civil society participate together with government representatives.

The energy partnership also organises workshops for specialists, conferences on energy policy and educational trips.

The project focuses on three fields of action:

• Social and economic aspects of the energy transition
• Decarbonisation of industry
• Energy efficiency
• Expanding the transmission grid
• Agrivoltaics
• Hydrogen
• Carbon markets and price mechanisms

Last update: June 2024