The Brazilian Electricity Sector - The Overall Picture

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Time
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm
Hall
2nd floor
Room
Cantareira 3-5

Despite circumstantial and structural challenges, solar energy achieved unprecedented growth in 2024. What can we expect for the coming years? This panel will gather leading experts to offer their insights on public policies, planning, regulations, operation, and markets dynamics.

02:00 pm - 02:15 pmWelcome and Introduction

Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia

CEO

ABSOLAR

02:15 pm - 03:30 pmThe Brazilian Electricity Sector - The Overall Picture

Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar

Superintendent

ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

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Speakers
Speaker
Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar, ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency

Superintendent

Brazil

He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), and a Master's degree in Energy Engineering from the Federal University of Itajubá (Unifei). He also holds an Executive MBA in Administration (Management in Electric Power Companies) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and has completed the courses Theory and Operation of a Modern National Economy (Minerva Program) at George Washington University (USA), and Scenarios - New Regulatory, Institutional and Organizational Environment of the Brazilian Energy Sector, a program jointly promoted by USP, Unifei, and Unicamp. He has 12 years of experience in engineering and electricity distribution services at Coelba. He has been working at ANEEL since 1998, having contributed to the regulation of electricity commercialization and distribution. He served as advisor to the Superintendence of Distribution Services Regulation (SRD) for 10 years. From 2012 to April 2023, he held the position of Superintendent of the SRD. In May 2023, following ANEEL's restructuring, he took over as Superintendent of the STD.

Speaker
Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

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