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Brazil’s plan for a battery supply chain

Battery manufacturing in Brazil is being spurred by local content requirements for country’s December 2026 energy storage auction, as well as the financing terms from Brazilian development bank BNDES that are favorable to locally made products. Domestic and foreign suppliers are already announcing investments in battery manufacturing facilities.
Lívia Neves
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Lívia Neves
Brazil is focusing on domestic battery manufacturing and demand is expected to be driven by the country’s vast reserves of lithium. Minas Gerais hosts significant lithium reserves that are now being explored and developed. | Photo: Adam Jones, adamjones.freeservers.com

Brazil is turning to battery storage in a big way to meet challenges faced by its electricity sector. The immediate goals are increased flexibility and reduced renewable energy curtailment, but batteries also present an opportunity for manufacturing and green industrialization for the country. Brazil has about 1 GWh of grid-connected battery storage, but a significant expansion …

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