Ambiente institucional brasileiro para o desenvolvimento energético do biogás

Abstract

The level of development of a country can be assessed through a leading indicator, the energy efficiency. Brazil, considered a developing country, presents constant energy growth, thus requiring a robust and dynamic infrastructure that supplies and ensures the balance between generation and demand. In this work, we analyze the regulatory aspects, public policies and incentives related to the insertion of biogas in the national energy matrix, considering the advances and challenges for this sector. As a result, it was verified that despite the great Brazilian potential of energy generation by alternative sources, the commercial implementation and expansion of these technologies need government incentives, public policies and incentive programs to use them, in order to overcome market barriers and technological developments. Such investment and actions allow the expansion and diversification of energy generation, ensure energy supply and complementarity of the system, reduce environmental and social impacts of the expansion of the power generation and distribution system, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, structuring the appropriate institutional environment can create conditions for economic development by creating a new chain and economy in the territory.