In the Amazonas state of Brazil, communities like Boa Frente face significant energy poverty, limiting access to electricity crucial for preserving nutritious superfoods like tucuma and cupuacu. With power available only four hours nightly via an expensive diesel generator, local farmers struggle to sell their produce due to spoilage. Despite Brazil’s overall clean energy profile, dependency on hydroelectric power exposes the system to vulnerabilities, contributing to widespread blackouts during droughts, leaving over 1.3 million Brazilians in energy-deficient situations even amidst increasing energy demands from data centers.
I would have a much higher income if we had power to preserve the cupuacu pulp. Our community is a big producer of tucuma, but the lack of power prevents conservation.
More than 1.3 million Brazilians still live, like Silva, with little or no electricity. Even though it has one of the world's cleanest power grids, the country has a vulnerability.
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