The Free Energy Market generated R$ 283 billion in 2025, considering net revenue after taxes, charges, and system usage fees. During that period, the volume of energy traded reached an average of 176.402 MW, a 4% increase compared to 2024.
Data from ABRACEEL (Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Commercialization) indicates that the free market already accounts for 42% of the country's electricity consumption. Consumption in this environment was projected at an average of 30.575 MW in 2025, an 8% increase compared to the previous year.
The number of consumer units also maintained its expansion trajectory. The free market ended the year with 83.425 units, a 29% increase compared to 2024, resulting from the migration of 18.928 new consumers over twelve months.
The free contracting environment also concentrates a large part of the renewable energy trade in Brazil. About 70% of the generation from these sources is traded in this market, considering the participation of wind farms (62%), biomass (92%), solar (91%) and small hydroelectric plants (57%).
Since 2003, consumers who have switched to the free market have accumulated an estimated savings of R$ 551 billion on their energy bills, according to Abraceel.
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