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PT_BR 
A opening of the free market for all high voltage consumers (Group A) has potential to attract 72 thousand medium and small companies, such as industries, service and retail networks, according to the latest survey carried out by CCEE (Electric Energy Commercialization Chamber).
According to Ordinance 50/2022 of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, from January 2024 all consumers in group A will be able to migrate to the free energy market.
“Currently, there are 202 thousand consumption points connected to high voltage. Of this total, according to CCEE estimates, 165 thousand units will still be on the regulated market at the end of 2023”, informed the Chamber.
“Among these loads, we project that by the end of 2023, 93 thousand will benefit from the distributed micro and minigeneration model, which has the possibility of migrating, but should have little economic viability to make this change. Therefore, there are 72 thousand factories, offices and commercial establishments with the potential to join the free segment from January next year”, they pointed out.
For Talita Porto, vice-president of the CCEE Board of Directors, this stage of continuous opening of the free environment should generate opportunities not only for consumers, but also for traders, with the generation of new business. “The Brazilian electricity sector must become more competitive and society can only benefit from this.”
