Overview
- Stage two contracted 501.3 MW from diesel, biodiesel and fuel oil plants across products starting in 2026, 2027 and 2030.
- The auction posted a 50.14% average discount versus price ceilings, with an estimated R$1.83 billion in savings.
- Petrobras, Companhia Energética de Petrolina and UTE Xavantes won contracts, including Petrobras plants in Rio Grande do Sul (157 MW for 2026) and Ceará (174.7 MW for 2027).
- Together, the two auctions secured roughly 19.5 GW of capacity, with the first stage awarding about 18.997 GW largely to fossil-fuel projects.
- The MPTCU asked the TCU to suspend stage two and the first-stage results to reassess price-teto methodology, market concentration and consumer impacts, a request still pending.