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A Brazilian government bill mandating 2.5GW of new gas-fired power plants will increase the curtailment of renewable energy plants by 12%, according to analysis from Aurora Energy Research.

Norwegian independent power producer (IPP) Scatec has started commercial operations at its 142MW Rio Urucuia solar PV plant in Brazil.

French independent power producer Qair has signed a power purchase agreement with Brazilian LPG distributor Ultragaz for the Bom Jardim solar PV project.

Renewables developer Newave Energia and investment firm Gerdau have opened a 452MW solar PV plant in Brazil.

LONGi hosted a 'green tech for a shared future' event at COP30, which emphasised the importance of the integration of renewable technologies.

Petrobras has acquired 49.9% of solar developer Lightsource bp’s subsidiaries in Brazil, for a 'not materially significant' amount of money.

Equinor has started commercial operations at its first hybrid solar-plus-wind project in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

Delegates at this year’s COP30 summit agreed to a “global mutirão”, meaning “collective efforts”, to tackle climate change, but the final text of the summit includes no framework for reducing fossil fuel production.

Scatec posted development and construction (D&C) revenues of NOK1,760 million (US$175.1 million) in the third quarter of this year.

Voltalia is seeking compensation for the ongoing curtailment of its Brazilian solar and wind fleet, which has exceeded expectations this year.