The Federal Government sanctioned, on the night of last Friday (10), the Law 15.097 / 2025, which establishes the creation of the Legal Framework for offshore wind power, with vetoes to most of the proposals approved by the National Congress. The sanction was published in an extra edition of the DOU (Official Gazette of the Union).
Articles 22, 23 and 24 of the text were vetoed, which deal with four different subjects, one of which was the one that provided for an increase from 12 to 24 months in the deadlines for completing distributed solar mini and microgeneration projects with the right to benefits.
Article 23 of the Bill on offshore wind farms and clean energy generation
In addition, President Lula also vetoed the topics that provided for the distribution of part of the 8 GW of thermoelectric contracting for PCHs (Small Hydroelectric Plants); the extension of the benefit for coal until 2050, with the renewal of contracts that expire until 2028; and the correction of renewed contracts of proinfa by the IGPM (General Market Price Index) instead of the IPCA (Broad Consumer Price Index).
On the other hand, Article 19 was sanctioned, which gives more time for discounts on transmission and distribution tariffs for solar, wind and biomass power plants of up to 30 MW. The 36-month period will now be counted from the start of operations of the generators.
Congress will still be able to override the president's vetoes in a joint session to be called by the next president of the Federal Senate. The election of the new president of the House will take place on February 1st.
Offshore Wind Law
The Offshore Wind Law is a legislative proposal that aims to establish the regulatory framework for the exploration and production of wind energy in coastal and maritime areas of Brazil.
In summary, the document seeks to define concession rules and establish incentives and planning guidelines for investments in technology.
The legislation came about through the creation of a bill: the PL 11.247 / 18, which initiated discussions in the National Congress on the creation of the legal framework for offshore wind power.
O text was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on November 29, 2023. Almost a year later, it was approved by the Senate, with the inclusion of a series of “jabutis”, before being sent for approval by President Lula (PT).
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