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Minigeneration will have tax exemption

MME published an ordinance with the conditions for inclusion in the Special Incentive Regime for Infrastructure Development

Minigeneration will have tax exemption

Distributed minigeneration plants are those with power between 75 kW and 5 MW. Image: Pixabay

Investors in distributed minigeneration plants received good news this Wednesday (05). The Ministry of Mines and Energy published Normative Ordinance No. 78 with the conditions for classifying this project category in the REIDI (Special Incentive Regime for Infrastructure Development). 

Once projects are accepted into REID, entrepreneurs will have their PIS (1,65%) and COFINS (7,6%) suspended for up to five years. on the purchase of equipment and other items. 

The publication of ordinance complies with the provisions of art. No. 28 of Law 14.300/2022, known as the legal framework for distributed generation. The article was vetoed by then-president Jair Bolsonaro, but in August 2022 Congress overturned the veto. 

Distributed minigeneration plants are those with power between 75 kW and 5 MW, with photovoltaic sources representing 99% of projects installed in the country. Water source (CGH), wind and thermal projects are also classified as minigeneration.

It is worth mentioning that Only requests made from the date of publication of the Ordinance will be accepted. Furthermore, the framework will only apply to projects under the ownership of a legal entity. 

The investment limit for REID classification purposes will be R$4.000/kW for photovoltaic plants, R$5.000/kW for hydro, R$4.500/kW for wind and R$4.000/kW for thermal.

Click here to learn about the rite of approval of projects in REDI.

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Wagner Freire
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Wagner Freire

Wagner Freire is a journalist graduated from FMU. He worked as a reporter for Jornal da Energia, Canal Energy and Agência Estado. Covering the electricity sector since 2011. Has experience in covering events such as energy auctions, conventions, lectures, fairs, congresses and seminars.

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