What is the role of the electricity sector in decarbonizing the economy?

The electricity sector must seek synergies, support the sectors and present solutions to the needs of Brazilian society

COP-28 left some questions open, but brought one certainty: the electricity sector The Brazilian is a world reference on the subject energy transition and the adoption of renewable sources. This pioneering spirit brings responsibilities and challenges, and therefore we must be fully aware of what goals we want to achieve and how we will achieve them.

These issues are some of the themes that the ONS team brought to COP-28, organized by the UN, which is a forum for debate on environment and sustainability, and which had the energy transition as one of its pillars.

We participated in panels in the pavilions of Brazil, Italy and Chile and in meetings with the largest operators in the world. We present our experience in managing the large, diversified and complex National Interconnected System to countries starting the energy transition.

The movement at the Brazilian Pavilion showed that the country will have, in the coming years, initiatives that will expand its energy generation capacity. These investments to expand our installed capacity must meet increased demand from society. The Brazilian electricity sector must organize itself to incorporate themes such as demand response, hydrogen, storage and economic growth into new sectors of the so-called “green economy“.

The search for renewable energy will be intense. Many countries invest in projects with this profile and compete for resources and technology. Our matrix is ​​diversified, encompasses practically all forms of electricity generation and should continue to do so, guaranteeing us competitive and comparative advantages. We are global leaders, but this position will not be maintained through inertia and competition will be even greater in the coming years.

Increasing the electrification of the economy is a key point in this sense. Segments such as transport, industry and agri-food can use less polluting energy in their activities. The electricity sector must seek synergies and support other sectors and present solutions that meet the needs of Brazilian society.

It is a challenge of great complexity, but, at the same time, very positive. I understand that the ONS’s role in this discussion is essential. We are the operators of the Brazilian electricity system and all these transformations are part of our daily lives, which places us in the position of an essential player in the energy transition.

Source: Terra

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