A ABGD (Brazilian Association of Distributed Generation) has been articulating actions to accelerate the transition from diesel use to renewable in the electrical energy generation matrix in Legal Amazon, especially with the intention of presenting positive results during the Conference of the Parties (COP 30), which will be held in Belém, Pará, between the 10th and 21st of November 2025.
Second Aurelio Sousa, representative of the ABGD Special Projects Committee, it is estimated that in 2024 around 1,6 billion liters of diesel will be used to supply electricity in the Legal Amazon, made up of the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins and part of Maranhão.
The Federal Government launched the Amazon decarbonization program in August last year, allocating around R$5 billion to connect isolated systems to the SIN (National Interconnected System). A goal is to reduce by 70% the use of fossil fuels in the region’s electricity matrix by 2030, replacing diesel generation with renewable sources.
Souza said that there is a trend towards increasing the share of renewable sources in the energy matrix of isolated and remote systems, especially solar energy, but this movement conflicts with the economic interests of companies that profit from the generation of fossil energy in the northern region of the country. .
For this year, expenses to fossil sources should reach close to R$12 billion. This cost is financed through a charge charged to the electricity bill of all Brazilian consumers, called CCC (Fuel Consumption ).
According to Souza, there are 1 million people without access to modern clean energy in Brazil, living in isolated and remote communities, generally served with small diesel or natural gas generators. “Coupling solar energy to the diesel generator would reduce the consumption of fossil fuels in the region by 30-40%,” said the executive.
This Wednesday (7), ABGD brought together journalists in São Paulo to present the association's new executive board, made up of president Carlos Evangelista; vice president Carlos Felipe; also vice-president Zilda Costa; and financial director Rogério Duarte.
ABGD has carried out several actions in the North region, from the qualification and training of technicians and energy consumers within the scope of the “ABGD Huawei Solar Road Show” project, to the production of the “Guide on River Electric Mobility for the Legal Amazon” launched at an event last year past, participation in technical events and various coordination actions with public and private authorities, NGOs, etc. to promote favorable public policies for clean and renewable energy.
In 2025, COP30 in Brazil represents an opportunity for civil society to have a more active participation, as it will take place in a sensitive region of the Legal Amazon ecosystem where the activity of private non-profit organizations is quite significant.
The event will find Belém do Pará in need of large investments in the infrastructure sectors, improvements in land and river logistics, sustainable mobility, construction, renovation and expansion of accommodation facilities, access to clean and renewable energy, waste management, social inclusion and development of a circular bioeconomy, training and training of labor, among other actions.
