As Brazil attempts to diversify its energy sources, the market is expected to move toward gas-fired technologies, although hydropower plants are expected to continue to account for the bulk of the market for another ten years. The country's ample reserves of natural gas make this equipment a logical solution to its short-term power disruptions. Cross-border pipelines are being projected and built to carry Argentine gas to neighboring Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay, with planned projects to build thermal plants near these pipelines on both sides of the border. In Uruguay, two projects are currently underway to burn Argentine natural gas, generating electricity for sale in Uruguay and Brazil. A pipeline is under construction to supply Bolivian gas to Brazil.
Financing is often a key factor in the selection of suppliers for large tenders.