Alliance for Innovation: Coppe and State Grid discuss partnerships in the electricity sector
Planeta COPPE / Electrical Engineering / Institutional News / News
Date: 14/03/2025

On Thursday, March 13th, Coppe/UFRJ welcomed a delegation from State Grid Brazil Holding and its vice-director, Cui Dawei. With 24 transmission lines crossing 13 Brazilian states, the holding is part of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), one of the largest companies in the world. The meeting presented the research lines, expertise and accumulated experience of three Coppe laboratories: the Power Systems Laboratory (Laspot), the Power Electronics Laboratory (Elepot) and the Alternative Energy Sources Laboratory (Lafae).
The meeting was attended by professors Glauco Taranto, Edson Watanabe, Robson Dias and Bráulio Oliveira, all from the Electrical Engineering Program.
In November of last year, State Grid and 14 other institutions, including UFRJ (through Coppe) formalized the creation of the Electric Innovation and Sharing Alliance (EISA), an initiative that brings together the participation of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the National Electric System Operator (ONS), Brazilian and Chinese universities and companies in the electricity sector.
Professor Glauco Taranto, coordinator of Laspot, highlighted that “we have a lot of experience with big data, modern computational intelligence and simulation techniques. We have already carried out two projects in partnership with State Grid, in Battery Energy Systems Storage (BESS) and studies on the impact of large-scale wind and solar power generation on the National Interconnected System (SIN)”.
Cui Dawei, deputy director of State Grid Brazil, pointed out that Brazil and China have many similarities and many common challenges. “We operate very large systems and are also integrating renewable energy on a large scale into our systems. It is very important to have this partnership and, if possible, also to bring this expertise to face the challenges we have in China”, he highlighted.