Brazil Brazil’s energy policies measure up well against the world’s most urgent energy challenges. In 2019, Brazil had 217 hydroelectric plants in operation, with an installed capacity of 98,581 MW, 60,16% of the country's energy generation. The Northern Brazil has large hydroelectric plants such as Brazil's hydroelectric potential has not yet been fully explored, so the country still has the capacity to build several renewable energy plants in its territory. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 568 bn kWh, which is 112% of the countries own usage. Hydro and renewables growth offset declines in oil, gas and coal . ...Oil product demand has been decreasing rapidly since 2014 (-3%/year) to 100 Mt in 2019. Per capita this is an average of 2,412 kWh. Energy consumption in 2018 increased below the 10-year average as fossil fuel demand dropped by 2.3 mtoe. Almost all households are electrified. Total energy consumption has remained stable since 2016 (290 Mtoe in 2019) after a decrease in 2015 and 2016. In 2004, Brazil had 86.5 GW of installed generating capacity and it produced 387 Twh of electricity.In total electricity generation, in 2019 Brazil reached 170,000 megawatts of installed capacity, more than 75% from renewable sources (the majority, In 2013, the Southeast used about 50% of the load of the National Integrated System (SIN), being the main energy consuming region in the country. In this FSR podcast, Jessica Dabrowski (FSR) and Agnes da Costa (Director, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy) discuss Brazil's long history of renewable energy development. It increased at a fairly rapid pace between 2000 and 2014 (3.5%/year, on average). Brazil’s energy market in 2018 . The MME issued the 10-Year Energy Expansion Plan 2029 (Plan Decenal de Expansão de Energia 2029, PDE 2029), which forecasts a 48% share of renewables in the energy mix in 2029. With a per capita consumption of 1.4 toe (2019), Brazil is within the average range for semi-industrialised countries but well below the European average of 3.1 toe.Total energy consumption has remained stable since 2016 (290 Mtoe in 2019) after a decrease in 2015 and 2016. itThe country's oil production grew at the rapid pace of 4.5%/year between 2000 and 2017, bringing it to 137 Mt; it decreased slightly in 2018 (-1.4%) and recovered in 2019 (+7%) to 146 Mt. … Nuclear energy accounts for about 4% of Brazil's electricity.Brazil signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Argentina since 1991.Brazil's gross wind resource potential is estimated to be about 140 GW, of which 30 GW could be effectively transformed into wind power projects. The proved recoverable reserves are around 10 billion tonnes.Brazil has the world's second largest known oil shale (the Irati shale and lacustrine deposits) resources and has second largest Brazil has the 6th largest uranium reserves in the world.Power sector reforms were launched in the mid-1990s and a new regulatory framework was applied in 2004. It reached a peak at 30 Mt in 2015, after a steady increase between 2009 and 2015.Industry accounts for 65% of demand, while the remainder is used to produce electricity.Graph: COAL CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN BY SECTOR (2019, %)Electricity consumption has been increasing since 2017 by 1%/year, reaching 536 TWh in 2019. It increased at the rapid pace of 4.2%/year, on average, between 2001 and 2014. Total Energy consumption With a per capita consumption of 1.4 toe (2019), Brazil is within the average range for semi-industrialised countries but well below the European average of 3.1 toe. Electricity accounts for 19% of final energy consumption.Sectoral shares have remained roughly stable over the last decade. In total electricity generation, in 2019 Brazil reached 170,000 megawatts of installed capacity, more than 75% from renewable …