Renewable Energy Resources
In Brazil, hydroelectricity supplies about 77% of total electricity demand. It is estimated that about 70% of the overall hydroelectricity potential of the country, is still unexploited.
Apart from biomass, which accounts for about 3.5% of total generation capacity, no other renewable energy source besides hydroelectricity plays a relevant role in the energy mix. However, the potential for wind energy, which is concentrated in the Northeast, is very large (about 140GW, which exceeds current installed capacity), second only to Argentina in the LAC region. There are projects for the development of biomass, solar and wind energy, but these are still on a relatively small scale.
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