Energy
Key Companies
Public support companies
The leading initiative in Minas Gerais to support solar energy is the Sol de Minas (MG Sun) project.
Clean energy – Solar
1st place in the Brazilian ranking
for installed solar energy capacity
Centralized generation
MW
installed capacity
(32.2% of the Brazilian total)
Distributed generation
MW
Capacidade instalada
(16.8% of the Brazilian total)
Average investment return time for
distributed generation in Minas Gerais:
Installed centralized generation capacity (MW)
From April 7, 2022
Installed distributed generation capacity (MW)
From April 7, 2022
Clean energy – wind
Estimated wind energy potential in Minas Gerais:
for areas with wind speeds equal to or higher than 7m/s
The first large-scale wind energy project was announced in 2019, accounting for
MW
of installed capacity
Clean Energy – Biofuels and Biomass
4th-largest producer of
(9.4% of national output)
2nd-largest hydrous ethanol market
(14.2% of national sales)
Producer of
m³
biodiesel output in 2020
As one of Brazil’s leading agribusiness states,
Minas Gerais has impressive potential for biomass energy
Ethanol Production by State | 2020
| State | Output (thousands of m³) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,696.17 | 44.80% |
| Goiás | 5,318.04 | 16.21% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,204.99 | 9.77% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,075.45 | 9.38% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,879.65 | 8.78% |
| Others | 3,628.89 | 11.06% |
| Total | 32,803.19 | 100% |
Brazilian hydrous ethanol market | 2020 (m³)
Clean Energy – Biogas
Estimated biogas output potential:
billion
m³/year
Decarbonization potential
tCO2/year
year Fuel (biomethane)
million tCO2/year
electricity
Decarbonization potential by substrate
(Mi tCO2e/year) | Biomethane
Decarbonization potential by substrate
(Mi tCO2e/year) | Biomethane
Decarbonization potential by substrate
(Mi tCO2e/year) | Biomethane
Decarbonization potential by substrate
(Mi tCO2e/year) | Biomethane
Clean Energy – Green Hydrogen
In August 2021, the Minas Gerais Government and MG Federation of Industries launched the Minas Hydrogen Program
Minas is very well positioned to be a leading producer:
1st place in Brazil
for solar energy production
1st place in Brazil
for hydroelectric energy
And a significant consumer:
Steel production (thousand million tons – MT)
Cement production (MT, 2020)
German company Neuman & Esser will begin production of green hydrogen machines in MG capital Belo Horizonte in the second half of 2022
Green Energy Research & Production Centre
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