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The energy supply conditions to the SIN (National Interconnected System) improved significantly due to the rains in the basins of the Southeast/Central-West region. This is what the CMSE (Electricity Sector Monitoring Committee).
According to the ONS (National Electric System Operator), the SIN equivalent storage reached 60.9%. As a result, thermoelectric dispatches and energy imports for the Southeast/Central-West, Northeast and North subsystems were suspended.
“This means lower costs for the Brazilian consumer”, highlighted the CMSE. This result, according to the committee, is linked to the policies and actions taken by entities in the Brazilian electricity sector to recover the main SIN reservoirs.
The South region remains with reservoirs of around 30% of storage, which corresponds to the minimum operational volume for this subsystem, with emphasis on the Iguaçu and Uruguay river basins.
In this way, to guarantee energy security, the entity highlighted that energy will be exchanged from other subsystems to the South. Furthermore, thermoelectric plants can be activated and electricity can be imported from neighboring countries, at a maximum cost of R$ 375 .66/MWh.
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“The work of the CMSE has guaranteed the reliability of electricity supply in the country through the articulated and proactive action of the institutions that make up the committee”, said Christiano Vieira, Secretary of Electric Energy at the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
“Electroenergy service conditions will continue to be evaluated, since the current scenario is still one of gradual recovery of the reservoirs. We will remain attentive to opportunities to reduce the total operating cost of the system according to the evolution of observed conditions”, he concluded.
