Chamber of Deputies postpones vote on PL 5829

The Chamber of Deputies ended the extraordinary session this Tuesday (20) without voting on the bill that aims to create the Legal Framework for DG (distributed generation) in Brazil. PL 5829, authored by deputy Silas Câmara (Republicanos-AM) and which has deputy Lafayette Andrada (Republicanos/MG) as rapporteur, should now only be discussed after the Tiradentes holiday, celebrated this Wednesday (21).

“It should not be voted on today. It can be voted on Thursday (22) or next week. We will continue working. Today was a very productive day. We brought many people to our side,” highlighted Ronaldo Koloszuk, president of the Council of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association),

The proposal was initially scheduled to be voted on early last year, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The issue was only brought up again in December, when the Chamber voted to make the text urgent, allowing the document to skip some stages in the processing process and go straight to a vote in the Plenary.

In recent months, the replacement text presented by Lafayette has motivated several debates on the subject, with webinars and research being held. The parliamentarian defends the approval of the document, claiming that it will help “democratize the use of solar energy in the country”.

According to the rapporteur, approval is necessary given that the country does not yet have specific legislation for the sector. The parliamentarian also highlighted, during the webinar held by the Canal Solar, that the text is balanced and remunerates the distributors.

The replacement text has been positively evaluated by associations and professionals in the sector. The proposal is seen with optimism and the expectation is that it will resolve the impasse due to the lack of legislation for the distributed generation segment.

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The large economic groups, mostly formed by energy distributors, were against the project. In the understanding of DG associations, the rejection of the text aims to protect the revenues and profits of monopolies that bill for the electricity consumed.

What does the GD Legal Framework provide?

The amendment presented by Congressman Lafayette de Andrada proposes gradual payment by consumers with distributed generation for the use of electrical infrastructure, through the so-called TUSD fio B of distributors and concessionaires. Additionally, the text also establishes a ten-year transition period for the change in the regime in relation to the current model, in line with the guidelines of the National Energy Policy Council.

The changes would come into effect 12 months after the publication of the Law and guarantee the maintenance of current rules for pioneering consumers, bringing more legal and regulatory security to consumers who generate their own renewable electrical energy.

For generation systems along with the load, shared generation, EMUC, self-consumption up to 200 kW and dispatchable renewable sources will have a gradual payment schedule for TUSD Fio B that increases from 0% in 2022 to 100% in 2033.