The president of Copin (Industrial Policy Council) of CNI (National Confederation of Industry), Léo de Castro, stated, this Monday (24), that energy is the way for Brazil to become more competitive on all fronts.
“Brazil needs to be concerned about not making energy just another commodity. On the contrary, we have to bring the chain here and create competitiveness for it,” he said.
The topic was one of the highlights of the first Copin meeting in 2025, which discussed the future of the energy agenda for a competitive and sustainable industry.
Castro highlighted that Brazil has advanced on the energy agenda with actions to expand industries' access to the Free Energy Market and reduce CDE (Contribution to Energy Development) rates.
However, the segment is still a major challenge and, therefore, energy was chosen as one of the main cross-cutting themes of the CNI for the 2025 agenda.
At the meeting, the president of ABRACE (Brazilian Association of Large Industrial Energy Consumers and Free Consumers), Paulo Pedrosa, presented a study that points out the necessary paths for the energy transition to be a factor in the transformation of Brazilian society and economy.
Brazil has the potential to become a global decarbonization hub
The lifting of PwC Strategy& highlights that Brazil has privileged conditions to become a global decarbonization hub, especially given its clean electricity matrix and the potential for exporting low-carbon industrial products.
Holding COP30 in Brazil also presents a unique opportunity to sign international agreements and attract investments for sustainable industrial sectors.
The study points to the need for a national pact involving the public and private sectors and civil society, with the adoption of structural measures, such as:
- Debureaucratization and tax simplification;
- Regulation of the carbon market and creation of border adjustment mechanisms;
- Policies for industrial electrification;
- Reducing the cost of capital and encouraging transition financing;
- Investments in infrastructure and incentives for national production chains;
- Reducing energy sector costs to increase industry competitiveness.
If the proposed measures are implemented, the impact on the national economy could be significant. The study estimates an increase of R$1 trillion to the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the creation of 3 million jobs by 2030, an increase of 10 GWm in electricity consumption and a reduction of 100 million tons of CO² in the atmosphere.
“Brazil is wasting its competitive energy potential. Our energy could cost 40,50% less if we did not add costs to energy tariffs that are no longer related to energy and that take away its competitiveness,” Pedrosa highlighted.
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