The production of energy from waste has been growing in Brazil. Understand how the sector should attract investments beyond swine and MSW.
In recent years, energy production from waste has attracted investments. Although Brazil produces 82.5 million tons of waste per year, there are only 49 biogas projects in landfills. The number is small, as there are sanitary landfills in 2,612 Brazilian municipalities, which receive 60% of the waste generated.
O mercado Waste-to-Energy (WTE) no Brasil ainda é pouco desenvolvido por uma série de fatores, como pouco investimento no modelo e pouca maturidade do mercado. As usinas WTE possuem grande vantagem frente a outras fontes, pois são térmicas não poluentes e possuem baixa intermitência, principalmente se comparada às fontes eólicas e solar.