Find out how to contribute to the MME consultation on GD valuation

A Public Consultation No. 129/2022, which aims to gather contributions on the guidelines for calculating the costs and benefits of own renewable energy generation in Brazil, will remain open until July 3rd.

For more information about the consultation, read the article about the publication carried out by MME on Thursday (23).

To help professionals participate, Canal Solar provides a step-by-step guide on how to contribute.

This public consultation is open to society, associations and representative entities, companies and agents in the electricity sector. For more information on the topic, access the annexes provided by the MME regarding the consultation:

• ABRADEE_GDSolar_Inel_Criterio_Tecnico_Conexao_MiniGD_2022_05
• CTA_ONS_DGL_0301_2022
• Letter_CT__CCEE01194_2022
• NT_EPE_DEE_DEA_001_2022_Consideracoes_para_valoracao_costs_e_beneficios
• Technical Note_11_2022_SE_MME
• Technical_Note_14_2022_SE_MME
• Oficio_Aneel_Diretrizes_CNPE_costs_benefi_MMGD

Step by step

To participate, the first step is to access the link provided by the MME. Click here to access. When you click on the link, you will be directed to the page below.

The next step is to click on the “Make your contribution” and log in. If you are not yet logged in, register by clicking here.

After logging in, you will be redirected to the Public Consultation general page. Just click again on “Make your contribution” and the following screen will appear.

Then, you must fill in the fields and attach the document containing your contributions. The website only accepts file in PDF format with a maximum size of 10MB.

After filling in all the fields and attaching the file, click on “Save Public Consultation”.

Knowing the guidelines

Public Consultation No. 129/2022 is one of the most important steps for defining the valuation of the costs and benefits of DG (distributed generation), as set out in §2 of art. 17 of Law No. 14,300, of January 6, 2022

It is based on 11 guidelines: 

• a) Consider the effects related to the need to expand distribution; transmission; centralized generation in energy and power aspects; and, the ancillary services referred to in § 10 of article 1 of Law No. 10,848, of March 15, 2004;
• b) Consider the effects related to the need to implement improvements, reinforcements and replacement of equipment in transmission facilities;
• c) Consider the effects related to losses in electrical transmission and distribution networks;
• d) Consider the effects relating to the locational value with regard to the connection point to the transmission or distribution network;
• e) Consider the effects related to the value resulting from seasonality and variability in consumption and injection of electrical energy into the network throughout the day;
• f) Consider the differences in effects between local and remote self-consumption modalities;
• g) Consider the effects of involuntary contractual exposure resulting from possible overcontracting of electrical energy by concessionaires and distribution licensees as a result of their consumers opting for the MMGD regime;
• h) Consider the effects on Sectoral Charges and tariffs attributed to other consumers;
• i) Ensure that there is no duplication in the incorporation and valuation of costs and benefits;
• j) Strive for efficiency, low complexity, economicity, reproducibility and objectivity of criteria and methodologies; It is
• k) Ensure transparency, publicity and disclosure of the systemic costs and benefits of MMGD, including information regarding the effects on Sectoral Charges and tariffs attributed to other consumers.