Clean Energy, Imported Industry: Chinese Investment in Brazil’s Power Sector

Ricardo Kotz Policy Paper Abstract This policy paper analyzes the outcomes of Chinese investment in Brazil’s power sector between 2014 and 2025, focusing on solar and wind generation and the transmission infrastructure that enables it. Drawing on case studies of the four dominant state-owned enterprises—State Grid, China Three Gorges, State Power Investment Corporation, and China […]

Clean Energy, Imported Industry: Chinese Investment in Brazil’s Power Sector

Ricardo Kotz Abstract This policy paper analyzes the outcomes of Chinese investment in Brazil’s power sector between 2014 and 2025, focusing on solar and wind generation and the transmission infrastructure that enables it. Drawing on case studies of the four dominant state-owned enterprises—State Grid, China Three Gorges, State Power Investment Corporation, and China General Nuclear—it […]