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O ACL (Free Contracting Environment) continues expansion in the electrical sector Brazilian, according to information from Greener, one of the country's leading solar energy research and consultancy companies.
With the possibility of freely negotiating the price of electrical energy and reducing the costs of this input, the volume of energy sold by self-producers in the country registered a increase of 20% in January this year in comparison with the same period of the previous year: 2,915 MWmed versus 2,428 MWmed.
According to the company, being able to negotiate bilaterally the price of electricity and contracting deadlines is the main advantage of Mercado Livre, since the consumer has “greater flexibility and predictability of costs, in addition to not being subject to to the tariff flags present in the captive market”.
Still according to Greener, despite the increase in interest rates and the increase in CAPEX in projects having impacted the volume of energy generated by the solar source in the ACL in 2022, the self-production has been boosting the number of PPAs signed in the country.
Economy
According to research recently released by the Datafolha Institute, at the request of Abraceel (Brazilian Association of Energy Traders), more than two thirds of Brazilians would like to join Mercado Livre power.
According to the entity, more than R$ 41 billion stopped being spent with electricity in Brazil in 2022 by consumers that fall under the ACL. At the moment, this reality can only be accessed by large companies.
In 2024, however, high voltage consumers will also be able to migrate to the modality, as ordinance published by the MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy). The full opening of this market is scheduled to take place in 2028.
