Brazil Potash (CSE: GRO) just dropped a bomb. And the market lit up like it was 2010 again.
The stock surged over 31% today. Why? Because they finally solved the single biggest problem every potash miner in the Amazon basin faces: how the hell do you power a billion-dollar mine in the middle of the jungle?
The answer, apparently: you don’t. Somebody else does.
Brazil Potash signed a $200 million non-binding memorandum of understanding with a Brazilian private equity group called Fictor Energia. The deal says Fictor will fund, build, and operate a 165-km transmission line from the national grid to the Autazes potash project site. The power line will carry 300 megawatts of mostly renewable electricity—enough to run the mine—and after 25 years, the infrastructure becomes Brazil Potash’s property.
Just like that, the mine gets plugged in without Brazil Potash footing the bill.
But it gets better. Fictor isn’t just laying cable—they’re writing a cheque, too. A $2M equity investment now, with another $18M to come once approvals drop. That’s cash in the door, no debt, no dilution panic.
This is huge.
Because without that power line, the Autazes project wasn’t going anywhere, at least not in a hurry, and that was priced into the stock.
You can’t truck in potash at scale. You can’t run a mill off diesel forever. The mine needed infrastructure, and now it has it. Not in theory—in ink.
So what does this change, when it progresses to a binding deal?
Everything.
- Capex risk drops fast. That’s $200M Brazil Potash doesn’t need to raise.
- Timeline firms up. The line is scheduled to be operational by mid-2029. Same window as the mine.
- Investor confidence returns. Retail and institutions can see daylight. This project has legs.
- ESG optics? Glowing. Clean power to make green fertilizer in a world desperate for food security.
Let’s be clear: this is still a long, hard project. The mine needs final permits, full construction financing, and offtake agreements. But until today, it was all theoretical. Now it has teeth.
This is Brazil Potash turning “maybe” into “momentum.”
And 31% up on the day reflects that. That’s relief. That’s a re-rating. That’s people realizing the pieces are starting to fall into place.
You want a play on global fertilizer demand, food security, and Brazilian industrial growth?
This just became one.
— Chris Parry
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