USTDA, Brazil Partner on Power Grid Modernization and Resilience

Arlington, VA - The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will bring a delegation of Brazilian electricity sector decision-makers to the United States in support of Brazil's grid modernization and resiliency goals. The visit will connect the delegation with U.S. digital technology expertise in support of ongoing efforts to further grid resiliency, efficiency and reliability.

While in the United States from July 28 to August 7, the 13-member delegation of government and private sector representatives will travel to Chicago, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC to meet U.S. companies and see demonstrations of cutting-edge U.S. technologies. The delegation will also meet with U.S. federal and state government entities to discuss best practices, including a tour of the communications lab of California's largest energy utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

On July 30 USTDA will host a public business briefing in Washington, DC, where the delegates will profile sector-specific commercial opportunities and meet one-on-one with U.S. companies to learn about their capabilities and solutions. For more information, please visit: https://www.ustda.gov/events/.

The U.S. private sector is a recognized leader in advanced energy distribution technologies, including smart grid solutions and cybersecurity measures, which play a critical role in making grids more stable, efficient, and able to integrate new renewable energy sources. Brazil has one of the cleanest generation matrices in the world and supplies electricity domestically to over 90 million residential, commercial, and industrial users, surpassing the combined power output of all other South American nations. Further grid efficiency and resilience are among Brazil's highest priorities in the sector, contributing to the country's decarbonization goals.

The reverse trade mission supports the U.S. government's Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to deliver game-changing projects to close the infrastructure gap in countries like Brazil and USTDA's Global Partnership for Climate-Smart Infrastructure that connects U.S. industry to major clean energy and transportation infrastructure projects in emerging economies.

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The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. goods and services for priority infrastructure projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project preparation and partnership building activities that develop sustainable infrastructure and foster economic growth in partner countries.

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