Brazil Electric Vehicle Grid
Brazil is advancing the regulatory and physical infrastructure needed to support rapid EV adoption, creating commercial opportunities for U.S. companies across charging technologies, grid integration, and standards collaboration.
Brazil’s power regulator ANEEL launched Public Consultation CP42/2025, open through March 10, 2026, to revise rules for connecting EV chargers to distribution networks. The initiative aims to streamline interconnection procedures, reduce delays, and scale grid capacity as EV-related electricity demand rises sharply over the next decade, according to EPE forecasts. Proposed measures include flexible connection contracts, clearer cost-allocation models, and mandatory availability maps for grid connection points.
Brazil’s EV charging network has expanded to nearly 17,000 public and semipublic chargers as of mid-2025, but infrastructure growth continues to lag behind vehicle adoption. The EV charging market is projected to grow from USD 36.7 million in 2024 to USD 119.3 million by 2030 (22% CAGR), with broader EV infrastructure estimates reaching USD 189 million by 2033. Government initiatives, including the National Electric Mobility Plan, are driving investment in charging networks, grid modernization, and smart grid solutions, including battery storage and load management.
Key market players include Raízen Power (Shell Recharge), EDP Brasil, CPFL Energia, and utilities such as Eletrobras, Enel, Neoenergia, and Equatorial Energia, alongside emerging charging operators Zletric and VoltBras. These firms anchor Brazil’s EV grid ecosystem and present partnership opportunities for U.S. suppliers.
For U.S. companies, the regulatory review opens opportunities in EV charging hardware and software, advanced metering, smart charging, grid-integration tools, and standards exchange. Additional opportunities exist through joint ventures, public-private partnerships, and financing linked to urban charging, highway corridors, and distributed energy resources. While challenges remain, particularly high capital costs and uneven infrastructure coverage, early engagement will position U.S. firms to shape standards and capture market share as Brazil electrifies transportation.
For more information and partnership opportunities, please contact Igly Serafim igly.serafim@trade.gov , Electricity Infrastructure Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service, Sao Paulo.
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