Eduardo Tobias Ruiz

Job Title: Managing Partner
Company: Watt Capital
Country: Brazil

Eduardo Tobias is a Managing Partner at Watt Capital. He is a specialist in project investment analysis, project financing, and on the acquisition and sale of renewable energy projects and assets in Brazil. He is also a visiting Professor at FGV, teaching for its Power Sector Executive Program, and author of the book 'Investment Analysis in Utility Scale PV Projects' (2021). He has a BSc. in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and a Professional Master in Bioenergy from FGV-EESP.

August 27, 2026Financing Alternatives for Energy Storage Projects

Sessions

Session

Taxation, Financing, and Contracts: What it Takes to Get Energy Storage Projects Off the Ground

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 11:00am–12:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 2

The viability of energy storage projects depends not only on technology but also on adequate tax, financial, and contractual arrangements. This session will discuss the key factors influencing the bankability of BESS in Brazil, including the impacts of tax reform, models such as BESS as a service, risk allocation, long-term contracts, access to capital, and incentive mechanisms. The panel will bring together perspectives from investment, finance, tax, and project development specialists to examine what is needed to turn opportunities into bankable projects.