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After 22 days, the energy supply in Amapá was restored this Tuesday (24), according to a statement released by the MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy).
In total, 13 of the 16 cities have been without electricity since November 3rd, due to a fire that hit the most important substation in the state, located in the North Zone of Macapá.
The blackout caused a lot of harm. There were three weeks of energy crisis, affecting the supply of running water, internet and telephone services and even harming traders, for example, who were unable to keep food refrigerated.
In view of this scenario, Dirceu Ferreira, a specialist in energy generation and distribution, commented on the possible causes that could have caused the explosion, which are currently unknown. An investigation was opened to determine responsibility.
“The cause of fire in the TR1 transformer still needs to be investigated. But deterioration in insulation, contamination of insulating oil and overload are one of the factors that were possibly responsible for the blackout,” said Ferreira.
“Although the state of Amapá is supplied by a radial transmission line, with no maneuvering resources for another system, we can say that what happened was triple 'bad luck'. It was not a problem in the transmission system, which has 2 circuits, but in the transmitter's own Amapá substation, which has three power transformers”, he explained.
According to the expert, even though the substation has three transformers (which represents an “n-3” system), the incident caused damage to the neighboring transformer (TR2), preventing it from serving part of the load and causing a blackout.
“The TR3 transformer has been undergoing maintenance since December 2019 and the question is: why has its maintenance not been completed to date? Has the risk been assessed?” he asked.
Government signs measures that guarantee aid to Amapá
This Wednesday (25), the President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, issued two provisional measures and signed a decree with the aim of guaranteeing aid to the population of Amapá and providing a solution to the energy crisis facing the state.
According to the MME, one of the MPs exempts consumers in the municipalities of Amapá from paying the electricity bill for the thirty days prior to the date of its publication.
The other MP opens extraordinary credit worth R$ 80 million in favor of the MME. This will allow the transfer of resources to the CDE (Energy Development Account), in order to minimize the impacts of the interruption in energy supply in the state.
The purpose of the proposal is to facilitate the emergency measure that exempts electricity tariffs for consumers in Amapá, as well as reimbursement to the local distribution service provider, CEA (Companhia de Eletricidade do Amapá).
The decree changes the period of zero tax rate reduction on credit, exchange and insurance transactions, or those relating to bonds or securities, previously provided for in the Decree No. 10,504/2020, of October 2, 2020.
Thus, the MME pointed out that the deadline for reducing the zero rate is brought forward, which will now apply to operations contracted until November 26, 2020, and no longer until December 31, 2020.
The measure will allow for budget restoration resulting from the financial compensation granted by the Union in the transfer of resources to the CDE.
Decision to remove directors from ANEEL and ONS is overturned
The Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF-1) overturned the decision that had removed the current directors of ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) and ONS (National System Operator).
The removal had been ordered by the federal judge of Amapá, João Bosco Costa. However, the president of TRF-1, Ítalo Mendes, accepted the appeals of the Attorney General's Office (AGU) which requested the return of directors to their positions.
