Dear readers,
The year 2025 begins with strategic debates that should directly influence the direction of the energy sector in Brazil. The first few months have already shown that topics such as storage, regulation and new business models will continue to be at the center of discussions — and in this issue of the Magazine Canal Solar, we have gathered reports, interviews and articles that help us understand the transformations underway and the challenges that still need to be faced to consolidate a more modern, efficient and accessible system. Among the highlights of this edition, we bring an analysis of what is behind the success of M&A operations in the electricity sector. More than a negotiation, mergers and acquisitions involve strategy, governance and long-term vision — elements that can define the success or failure of these movements.
In the legal field, we discussed rural lease agreements in renewable energy projects, a topic that is gaining relevance as solar plants advance into productive areas and demand legal certainty for all involved. With the growing appreciation of environmental assets, we have dedicated an article to the carbon credit market, with an important warning: the sale of these credits by solar plants must be accompanied by robust regulations, otherwise it risks opening the door to fraud and compromising the credibility of the entire system.
In the special reports, we address the obstacles to accessing energy in remote regions of the country, and show how the search for autonomy has been growing among residential consumers, who have invested in battery systems to minimize the effects of constant power outages and increase their independence from the grid. Ericka Araújo Content Editor
Good reading!
Table of Contents
04. Editorial and Letter to the Reader
05. Solar Panorama
07. Events
10. The success of an M&A begins before the first proposal
16. The world has already decided, only Brazil is missing
20. Energy transition and tariff control mechanisms
22. Flow reversal: proposed methodology for estimating real consumption as an alternative to the current model
26. ANEEL proposes changes to the Free Energy Market and agents assess impacts
28. Sale of carbon credits from solar plants and fraud in the sector: what is at stake
30. SPIC Brasil criticizes transmission bottlenecks and confirms interest in battery auctions
34. Storing energy is a matter of national strategy — and Brazil is behind the curve
38. How to face the challenges of access to energy in Brazil?
40. Residential consumers invest in batteries to avoid power outages and have more autonomy
42. Rural lease agreements in renewable energy projects
44. The importance of architectural planning in the efficiency of architecturally integrated solar systems
48. SAJ expands presence in Brazil with focus on energy storage market
50. The energy distribution we want (and need!)