Modeling Alternatives Sustainable-Energy-Policy for the Supply Chain of Wind Power in Brazil.

Renewable energy studies have received high attention in the last few years due the increasing deployment of alternatives such as wind, solar and biomass, as a result of the urgency in reducing fossil fuels consumption. This situation has involved an important challenge for long-term renewables policy and energy system planning. Brazil is the richest country in terms of renewable sources in Latin American. Brazil has energy generation portfolio not much different form the Colombia one, and the understanding of this very important country will contribute to inspire other countries in the region, particularly Colombia. Since 2004 the Brazilian energy policy promotes wind power development aimed at complementing hydropower generation. Despite the energy policies adopted in Brazil, the supply chain of wind power has experienced barriers that include: insufficient transmission lines and the delays in energy projects caused by lack synchronic among the energy policies. Thus, the unsynchronised energy policy has affected the performance of renewable energy supply chain, which has produced an impact on the electricity market. This thesis addresses these issues by evaluating alternative sustainable energy-policy, which must reflect new institutional guidelines to support wind power penetration and their dynamics performance in supply chain.