ANEEL wants to veto solar energy in the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program

The agency sent a letter to the MME claiming that the use of the source in the program will increase distributors' costs
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ANEEL quer vetar energia solar no programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida
Housing from the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program. Photo: Disclosure

As reported by Canal Solar, the Senate approved last week the MP (Provisional Measure) that recreates and allows the use of solar energy systems in constructions financed by the program My home, my life.

The document was sent for presidential sanction, but a last minute information may derail the initiative. 

This is because, the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) forwarded one craft to MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy) asking that the use of solar energy in the program is vetoed by the Federal Government.

A Agency alleges that the source implementation in Minha Casa, Minha Vida would increase you distributor costs more than R$ 1 billion and that this value would be passed on to Brazilian consumers who do not have their own energy generation.

A ANEEL also criticized the senators' decision to approve the mandatory purchase of surplus electricity generated by these consumers by distributors.  

Criticisms of ANEEL

The letter sent by ANEEL to the MME was criticized, this Tuesday (20), by associations that defend the promotion of renewable energy in Brazil.

A Revolusolar, an organization that brings solar energy to needy communities and that closely monitors the reality of residents served by social programs in Brazil, highlights that the removal of the inclusion of devices that encouraged the use of solar energy in the Minha Casa, Minha Vida program represents a great defeat for the low-income population.

“The biggest cost for the low-income population in Brazil today is the electricity bill and solar energy is a unique opportunity to solve the problem of energy poverty. A government that claims to be concerned about the country's environmental and social issues has an obligation to encourage the use of solar energy by the poorest”, commented Eduardo Avila, executive director of Revolusolar.

INEL highlighted that “the system is forcibly taking away the right of the poorest to generate their own energy. It is difficult to comment on losses without the calculations being made available. However, logically, if such calculations had been made during a period of water crisis, with the value of energy (PLD-NE) at R$ 584, this loss of R$1 billion would not even exist. The methodology is flawed.”, said Tassio Barboza, said deputy secretary of solar energy at the institute.

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Henry Hein
He worked at Correio Popular and Rádio Trianon. He has experience in podcast production, radio programs, interviews and reporting. Has been following the solar sector since 2020.

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