Renewable share of electricity generation

With nearly 90% of Brazil's electricity already coming from renewables, and curtailment losses estimated at USD $1.1 billion in 2025 alone, the stakes for getting energy storage policy right are significant.

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International Hydropower Association. (2026). Pumped Storage Systems in Brazil. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.hydropower.org/publications/pumped-storage-systems-in-brazil. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SJA2TN35TTDDAS76A7XZS34BKD

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International Hydropower Association. "Pumped Storage Systems in Brazil." 2026, https://www.hydropower.org/publications/pumped-storage-systems-in-brazil. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SJA2TN35TTDDAS76A7XZS34BKD.

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International Hydropower Association. "Pumped Storage Systems in Brazil." 2026. https://www.hydropower.org/publications/pumped-storage-systems-in-brazil. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SJA2TN35TTDDAS76A7XZS34BKD.

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@misc{iha2026renewables34bkd, author = {{International Hydropower Association}}, title = {Pumped Storage Systems in Brazil}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_SJA2TN35TTDDAS76A7XZS34BKD}, note = {Original source: https://www.hydropower.org/publications/pumped-storage-systems-in-brazil. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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