The German-Brazilian Energy Partnership

The German-Brazilian Energy Partnership is a platform supporting a high-level intergovernmental dialogue on energy matters. We prepare and facilitate high-level meetings. We organize the exchange between relevant institutions in Germany and Brazil.

Nobody is forced to repeat the mistake of the other. To learn from one another is therefore key to the German-Brazilian Energy Partnership. We arrange and accompany expert delegations. We organize workshops and trainings-on-the-job. All for the sake of promoting what is already there: best-practice.

We build bridges between politics and business, facilitate access to decision-makers and help you make your position being heard in the partnership countries.

Clear communication translates undertakings into understanding. As ambassadors of the energy transition we communicate the Energiewende through various channels. Here and there. Online and offline.

The central task of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) is to reinvigorate the social market economy, allowing it to stay innovative in the long term and strengthen Germany’s social fabric.

The Ministry has the legal, administrative and coordinating mandate to fulfill this mission, e.g. in the area of energy.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is in charge of the formulation and implementation of all policies for the energy sector, according to the guidelines defined by the National Council on Energy Policy (CNPE), which is the Inter-ministerial advisory board to the Brazilian President - CNPE. The main attributions of the MME include setting out government policies, managing inventory studies and auctions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), also known as Itamaraty, is responsible for Brazilian foreign policy and international relations in bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. The Ministry advises the President of the Republic on foreign policy and on the implementation of diplomatic relations with States and international organizations.

The Federal Government of Brazil is the Executive Branch within the Union. It is headquartered in Brasília-DF and is responsible for the interests of the federal administration throughout the national territory.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) provides international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work. It is dedicated to building a future worth living around the world. GIZ has over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas and works in more than 120 countries.

The German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK) is an institution that develops a set of activities with the objective of attracting investments to the geographic region under its influence, expanding bilateral trade, encouraging cooperation between the Mercosur countries and the European Union, and strengthening the business of its members.

The Energy Research Office (EPE) aims at supporting the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) energy policies with studies and research on energy planning covering electricity, oil, natural gas and its derivatives and biofuels. Their studies cover the areas of engineering, economics, modeling, policy and environment and where they overlap.