📋 Tender Overview
The latest PDE 2034 Study Book provides forecasts on the investments needed to expand the transmission system by 2034. The study analyzes several possibilities for implementing the projects, taking into account planning uncertainties, especially in relation to new technologies to meet the demands of Data Centers and hydrogen.
In this context, the study considers three expansion scenarios for the system: an optimistic one, a pessimistic one (both with a low probability of occurrence) and a more considered scenario, adopted as a reference in the PDE 2034. In addition, the document includes estimates on the evolution of the National Interconnected System and economic prospects for the sector.
With this work, EPE promotes transparency in planning, reducing the lack of information about the evolution of the transmission network and Brazil's electricity matrix. The document projects that the country will receive investments of R$128.6 billion for the construction of 30,000 km of new transmission lines and 82,000 MVA in new substations by 2034.
The booklet also highlights the need to meet the growing demand of Data Centers. Due to this high demand, EPE has been carrying out planning studies considering the prospect of growth of these loads in the medium to long term.
Furthermore, the document also addresses the issue of expanding transmission to meet the significant demand projected for hydrogen production plants in the coming years. Due to the high level of renewability of the Brazilian electricity grid and the high availability of renewable sources for expansion, Brazil has been identified as a promising market for the entry of electro-intensive projects, such as data centers and the low-carbon hydrogen industry.
