en.Wedoany.com Reported - Brazil's Inpasa Brasil has obtained the first Dispatch Request Orders (DRO) for thermal power plants in 2026 from the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel). The three thermal power plants, located in the Central-West region, have a total installed capacity of 78.5 MW.

The registered DROs include the UTE Rondonópolis Thermal Power Plant (26.2 MW) in the municipality of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. At the end of 2025, the company announced an investment of approximately R$3.48 billion in the location for a new ethanol biorefinery and the expansion of existing facilities. Another DRO is for the UTE Rio Verde Thermal Power Plant (52.3 MW) in Rio Verde, Goiás, where a new biorefinery will be built, with an estimated investment of R$2.4 billion and completion scheduled for the end of 2026.

The DRO is a preliminary step before the granting of a concession. Registered companies can use it to request an access opinion from Brazil's National Electric System Operator (ONS) and advance processes such as the environmental licensing required for the project. As of the afternoon of May 13, Aneel had registered 22 concession applications, totaling 1,248 MW of installed capacity. Among these, solar projects led with 15 projects (750 MW), followed by 5 wind projects (420 MW), and 2 thermal projects (79 MW).

Furthermore, Aneel approved the start of commercial operation for generating unit UG1 (0.78 MW) of the UFV Barra do Ribeiro photovoltaic plant. This plant belongs to the Codebal supermarket and is located in the municipality of Barra do Ribeiro, Rio Grande do Sul. Crio Energia also received approval to operate generating units UG01 and UG02 (totaling 4.4 MW) of the CGH Rio da Conceição small hydroelectric plant in Rio da Conceição, Tocantins.

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