BESS

Where is a battery worth it in Brazil?

Screening and pre-feasibility for battery storage (BESS) for LRCAP 2026 – Storage, the battery auctions on 02 and 04 Dec 2026. Fixed-revenue scenarios with open, editable assumptions — every figure cited or marked as an assumption, never a forecast.

Run fixed-revenue scenariosAuction rules and timeline

Auction clock

  1. 31/jul/2026, 12h
    End of EPE registration (AEGE)
  2. até 30/set/2026
    Technical note on remaining capacity
  3. out–nov/2026
    ANEEL tender + price cap (to be confirmed)
  4. 02/dez/2026
    LRCAP National Storage (Product 2028 A)
  5. 04/dez/2026
    LRCAP Storage (Product 2028 B)
  6. 01/ago/2028
    Supply start (CRCAP, 15 years)

Sources: MME Ordinance 136/2026 and EPE — details and links under Auction 2026.

PLD (Brazil's spot price) context by submarket

Average daily spread between the 4 most expensive and 4 cheapest hours (the window of a 4 h BESS) — CCEE history, no forecasts. Under the auction regime, energy settles at PLD under ONS dispatch; this context sizes that exposure.

SubmarketAvg. spread 2024Avg. spread 2025Avg. spread 2026P90 2026
SECO Sudeste/Centro-OesteR$ 46/MWhR$ 142/MWhR$ 252/MWhR$ 475/MWh
S SulR$ 46/MWhR$ 136/MWhR$ 168/MWhR$ 330/MWh
NE NordesteR$ 66/MWhR$ 127/MWhR$ 212/MWhR$ 421/MWh
N NorteR$ 49/MWhR$ 116/MWhR$ 210/MWhR$ 421/MWh

Hourly PLD 01/01/2021 → 10/07/2026, CCEE (open data, CC-BY) via spotcast. Calculation details in the methodology.