A ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) filed a request for suspension of urgent relief to reverse a court decision by the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region.
The determination obliges the regulatory body to compensate wind and solar generators for generation cuts carried out by the ONS (National System Operator).
The Agency argues that the decision, favorable to ABSOLAR (Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy) and ABEEólica (Brazilian Association of Wind Energy), could generate a significant financial impact, with the transfer of around R$ 1 billion to electricity consumers in the short term, starting in January 2025.
Action of associations
According to documents obtained by the report, the legal action brought by the associations seeks to guarantee full compensation to generators for the operating restriction events (constrained-off), according to the Normative Resolution ANEEL No. 1.030/2022. However, the associations request that this compensation:
- Include all generation curtailment events, regardless of the sub-legal classification assigned.
- Do not have any deductibles, regardless of the date of the events.
The associations also argue that REN 1.030/2022 would be in disagreement with Law No. 10.848/2024, justifying the need to review the normative act.
Positioning of ANEEL
The agency argues that generation restriction events are intrinsic to the operation of any electrical power system. And that this risk must be assumed by entrepreneurs.
A ANEEL declared that the emergency relief granted represents a “serious and immediate risk to public order and the economy”.
According to the agency, the court decision subverts the rules established for determining and paying operating restrictions, unduly benefiting wind farms and photovoltaic plants associated with ABEEólica and ABSOLAR, to the detriment of the country's electricity consumers.
Generation cuts, known as constrained-off ou curtailment, have been frequent, especially in 2024, due to the supply of renewable energy exceeding demand and the limited flow capacity of transmission networks. The topic was widely discussed in the latest issue of the magazine Canal Solar, available for free download.
Read also: Cuts in solar and wind generation accumulate waste of R$1 billion.
all the content of Canal Solar is protected by copyright law, and partial or total reproduction of this site in any medium is expressly prohibited. If you are interested in collaborating or reusing part of our material, please contact us by email: redacao@canalsolar.com.br.
