Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) opened a public consultation on 23 October 2026 to collect input for a national diagnosis of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and how it connects to the power grid. The consultation is organised around six thematic axes and accepts contributions until 22 November 2026. It lands as the country’s public and semi-public network reaches 29,866 charging points, according to the industry association ABVE.
Key Takeaways
- Brazil’s MME opened a national consultation on EV charging and grid integration on 23 October 2026.
- Six axes run from access to charging and grid connection to fleet and highway fast-charging loads, with input due by 22 November 2026.
- It runs alongside ANEEL’s Consulta Pública 033/2026 on connection rules, open until 9 November 2026.
- Operators should use the consultation to document real connection costs and lead times.
The Six Axes
- Axis 1: access to charging.
- Axis 2: connection of charging installations to the grid.
- Axis 3: distribution network planning and demand management.
- Axis 4: data and projections.
- Axis 5: legal and regulatory barriers.
- Axis 6: concentrated loads, covering urban bus fleets, logistics and ride-hailing fleets, and fast charging on highways.
Each axis comes with guiding questions, but participants do not have to answer all of them and may attach studies, datasets and technical notes. Contributions are open until 22 November 2026 through the MME consultation portal and the Brasil Participativo platform. The ministry says the goal is to gather data, practical experience and the challenges faced by different players, not to propose a finished rule.
The work is led by the MME’s new Department of Electromobility, created by Decree 12,973 of 13 May 2026 within the National Secretariat for Energy Transition and Planning. Its remit covers charging infrastructure, grids, batteries and storage, and demand management.
Background
The consultation comes during a fast build-out: ABVE counts 29,866 points at the end of August 2026, up 76.9% in a year. The regulator ANEEL is separately consulting on connection rules (Consulta Pública 033/2026, open until 9 November 2026); the MME process is broader and policy-focused.
What It Means
For site owners and charge point operators in Brazil, grid connection is often the step that decides project cost and timing. A national diagnosis that explicitly covers connection procedures is a chance to put real delays and costs on the record. Operators planning mixed AC and DC sites can model both options now: a shared-power AC unit such as the EV-AC03201T dual-connector AC station (two Type 2 connectors, up to 43 kW shared, OCPP 1.6J) needs far less connection capacity than a fast-charging hub, while a compact 20–30 kW DC charger can fit sites where large DC capacity is not yet available.
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