Tag: electricity

Brazil Raises Gas Prices 6.6%, But Markets Say This is Not Enough

Petrobras, the Brazilian state-controlled oil multinational said in a market filing that it would ...

Brazil Cuts Electricity Rates up to 28% to Jumpstart Economy

The Brazilian government is cutting energy costs for companies and consumers while pressuring banks ...

China Spends Close to US$ 1 Billion Buying Power Plants in Brazil

Beijing-based State Grid Corp. of China completed the purchase of seven electricity distribution businesses ...

Brazil Blackout Hit 50 Million, 18 States and Gave Weapon to Opposition

Itaipu, the world's largest operational hydroelectric dam,  which on Tuesday caused a four hour ...

Brazil Offers Paraguay a Loan But Not a Better Deal on Electricity

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo, who is visiting Brazil, and his counterpart host Brazilian Luiz ...

Paraguay Rejects Brazil’s Offer and Insists on Fair Price for Electricity

Brazil's proposals regarding the non renegotiation of the Itaipu treaty was rejected by the ...

Brazil’s Itaipu 2008: Enough Energy to Power Whole World for 2 Days

The Itaipu hydroelectric plant attained a new record in energy production, having generated 94,684,781 ...

Brazil to Build 5 New Hydroelectric Plants in the Amazon

The president of Brazilian electric energy company Eletrobrás, José Antônio Muniz, announced yesterday (19), ...

Brazil Company Raises over US$ 1 Billion for Ethanol Projects

A new Brazilian company, Vital Renewable Energy Company (VREC), announced that it has secured ...

Brazil Denies There’s Any Electricity Shortage in Store

The Brazilian government once again reiterated Brazil does not have the capacity to give ...