Commodity trading giant Trafigura has won a license to trade electricity in Brazil, the world's sixth-largest power market, as local rivals struggle.
Trafigura secures license to trade power in Brazil (6th-largest market), signaling confidence as local traders strain. Clean grid and regulatory clarity attract global capital: Brazil emerges as credible venue for commodity trading and carbon hedging.
Brazil · Energy
Key Facts
—The move. Commodity trader Trafigura has won a license to trade wholesale electricity in Brazil.
—The regulator. The approval came from ANEEL, Brazil’s national electricity agency, on June 12.
—The scale. Brazil is the world’s sixth-largest power market, and the firm cited its size and structure.
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