PROTENER - BA
Clean energy, innovation, and green jobs: Bahia is accelerating its energy transition.
State:
BA
Biome(s):
Region:
Northeast
Key objectives:
Responsible agency:
SDE/BA (coordination) + intersectoral committee (SEINFRA/SECTI/SEMA/INEMA, etc.)
Legal Instrument:
State Law nº 14.889/2025
Bahia’s State Program for Energy Transition (PROTENER), established by State Law nº 14.889/2025, provides the legal and programmatic framework for the state’s energy transition. The policy integrates actions focused on wind and solar power generation, low-carbon hydrogen, and agroenergy, while also promoting energy efficiency and innovation in research and development (R&D). It has an intersectoral governance structure coordinated by the State Secretariat for Economic Development (SDE/BA) and a committee composed of different state bodies, such as the State Secretariat for Infrastructure (SEINFRA), the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation (SECTI), the State Secretariat for the Environment (SEMA), and the Institute for the Environment and Water Resources (INEMA). PROTENER brings together investment, technological innovation, and the development of value chains linked to a just and orderly transition, positioning Bahia as a national reference in clean energy.
- Law nº 14.889/2025 enacted, establishing the State Policy and Program for Energy Transition (PROTENER). - Public guidelines for the program released through sectoral panels and official communications.
- Regulatory environment favorable to the expansion of renewables and innovation in low-carbon hydrogen and bioenergy. - Clear signal for green investment and industrial decarbonization in the state.
Replicability:
This solution can be adopted by other subnational governments interested in structuring integrated energy transition policies. Its combination of a legal framework, intersectoral governance, and instruments to support research and development (R&D) offers a clear path for planning decarbonization in a coordinated way. In addition to guiding investment in renewable energy, the program brings together technological innovation and the development of regional value chains, making it applicable to different subnational realities.Innovation:
As the first state policy in Brazil to bring together, in a single instrument, wind power, solar power, bioenergy, and low-carbon hydrogen (H₂V), PROTENER introduces a systemic vision of the energy transition. By aligning industrial decarbonization, renewable generation, and technological research, it offers an excellent example of integration between economy, environment, and innovation.Actions
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