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Brazil Plots Steady Clean-Energy Course Amid Political Turmoil

  • Government to organize power auctions this year: Ministry
  • ‘We’re moving foward, like nothing else is happening’

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Brazil is taking steps to promote new renewable-energy projects as the government seeks to reassure the industry that political turmoil won’t threaten current power policies.

The country will organize at least one power auction for clean-energy projects this year, according to Eduardo Azevedo, secretary of energy planning and development at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. A second auction is also being considered that would be open to all energy sources.