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Federal Government studies mechanisms to reduce electricity bills in RS

MME Minister considers using part of the surplus from the Itaipu plant's commercialization account

Federal Government studies mechanisms to reduce electricity bills in RS

MME Minister considers using part of the surplus from Itaipu's electricity sales account

After the recent chuvas No. Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the federal governmentl study mechanisms all with reduce a electricity bill in the month of May for affected consumers by floods. 

Em interview à CNN, last Friday (10), the minister do MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy), Alexandre Silveira, said that the idea is attempting resources all with reduce or avoid collection de energy nose flooded regions.

The minister stated even though one of options em analysis is use from part of surplus da account de commercialization da electricity of the power plant Itaipu. 

No last year, plant de Itaipu presented a balance positive of R $ million 399,2, as reported by Silveira, last Monday (6), the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency).

According to minister, another proposed alternative is make flexible the use of resources de investments mandatory in energy efficiency the distributors from Rio Grande do Sul, destining part of appropriation for reducing the rates.

"We need size os costs and, creatively, if possible with resources of energy efficiency, surplus de Itaipu, that is, within the own electrical system, seek solutions to reduce o economic impact da tragedy”, said the minister.

"No it has to be speak em charge energy the people who are literally in flooded regions”, He stated. 

As floods left 560 thousand units consumers without access to electricity. On time, MME states that 81 thousand customers from Rio Grande do Sul they came back to have access à energy. 

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Yvana Leitão
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Yvana Leitão

Producer of the Papo Solar Podcast. He has experience producing and preparing journalistic articles. Graduated in journalism from the Escola Superior de Administração, Marketing e Comunicação de Campinas.

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