Diogo Zaverucha Pinheiro

Job Title: Director Business Unit Storage
Company: Brasol
Country: Brazil

Diogo Zaverucha is the Director of the Energy Storage Business Unit (BESS) at Brasol, a renewable energy platform controlled by companies such as Siemens and BlackRock. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Diogo previously served as Director of Business Development at Statkraft in Brazil and also worked at Petrobras in the biofuels division. He was a founding partner of SolarGrid, one of the leading distributed solar generation companies in the country. At Brasol, he currently leads the structuring and development of energy storage projects, both for the Capacity Reserve Auction (LRCAP) and for smaller-scale applications in the commercial, industrial, and agribusiness segments.

August 26, 2026Panel Discussion

Sessions

Session

Flexibility, Capacity, and Ancillary Services: The Role of Utility-Scale BESS in Brazil's Interconnected Power System (SIN)

Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9:00am–10:30am

2nd floor Cantareira 2

This session will explore how utility-scale battery energy storage systems can contribute to the security, flexibility, and efficiency of Brazil's Interconnected Power System. The panel will address the role of BESS in system expansion planning, capacity auctions, ancillary services, and the integration of variable renewable energy sources. The discussion will bring together perspectives from policymakers, energy planners, and market participants, focusing on the regulatory and commercial challenges involved in deploying large-scale storage projects in Brazil.