FREPEL (Joint Parliamentary Front for Clean Energy) met this Wednesday (24), in Brasília (DF), with parliamentarians and political leaders to discuss points of the PL 4.831 / 2023, which deals with the renewal of concession contracts for electricity distributors.
During the meeting, harsh criticism was made of the proposal presented and which is being processed urgently at Chamber of Deputies.
“This is an act of cowardice against the Brazilian population. In addition to new tenders, we should have more than one energy distribution company in the states to allow competition. But the worst thing is to consider an automatic renewal of concessions, as if the service provided today was satisfactory for Brazilian citizens”, said federal deputy Arthur Maia (União/BA).
Federal deputy Vitor Lippi (PSDB/SP) highlighted the need for the country to keep up with technological advances in the global electricity sector and seek cheaper alternatives that use clean energy to balance the system.
Lippi cited the use of lithium batteries to generate energy, instead of the use of thermoelectric plants, which are highly polluting. “The challenge of the decarbonization agenda is to reduce the use of fossil fuels. We now have the lithium battery, which is a cheaper energy source and does not cause pollution,” he explained.
The host of the event, the president of FREPEL, federal deputy Lafayette de Andrada (Republicanos/MG), in turn, reinforced the need for greater supervision over the performance of distributors, who have denied projects for new DG connections (distributed generation ) claiming that flow reversal could cause disturbances to the electrical system.
According to the parliamentarian, the measure has impacted small and medium-sized entrepreneurs and generated unemployment for thousands of professionals in the sector. “GD generates thousands of jobs and generates taxes in the billions, in addition to generating cheap and clean energy. Even so, there is a great effort by distributors in the opposite direction,” he stated.
Criticism of ANEEL
the performance of ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) was also the target of criticism from parliamentarians present at the event.
Politicians accused the Agency of interpreting the legislation in favor of concessionaires and against small entrepreneurs, especially with regard to the issue of cases of flow reversal across the country.
During the event, Heber Galarce, president of INEL (National Institute of Clean Energy); José Marangon, advisor to the institute; and Hewerton Martins, president of MSL (Free Solar Movement), presented data and technical information on the positive impact that the clean energy sector has generated for society.
Among the topics presented, highlights were the generation of more than 1,2 million new jobs in the country and the economic benefits of the sector, such as the contribution of R$ 195,6 billion in private investments and more than R$ 61,3 billions in tax collections for the Union’s public coffers.
Professor Marangon also presented the concept of storage to parliamentarians as a good solution for renewable energy in Brazil.
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