Article published in Magazine Canal Solar – Vol. 7, No. 1, February/2026
Hybrid projects are becoming a key element in supporting the expansion of renewables and continuing the energy transition worldwide. The combination of two or more technologies does not, in isolation, solve all the challenges of the electricity sector, but it contributes decisively to mitigating one of the main current pain points in the market: curtailment.
In the case of Brazil, the limited transmission infrastructure, especially in the Northeast, has become one of the main operational bottlenecks of the SIN (National Interconnected System), leading the ONS (National System Operator) to restrict the generation of wind and solar farms – resulting in losses of billions of dollars for entrepreneurs.
A hybrid power plant is characterized by the integration of different renewable sources – such as wind, solar photovoltaic, hydroelectric, or biomass – in the same generating complex. In Brazil, regulations differentiate between hybrid power plants (with single permits and metering) and so-called associated power plants, which have separate permits, although they share the same physical infrastructure.
Companies have been betting on this model to optimize production, reduce intermittency, and maximize the use of already deployed assets, such as substations and grid connections.
According to EPE (Energy Research Company), hybrid projects could add between 10 and 15 GW to the Brazilian electricity grid by 2030. The entity estimates systemic savings between R$ 20 billion and R$ 30 billion, associated with reduced investments in transmission reinforcements and expansions.
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