SIN records 4% increase in energy load in August

Increase was also recorded in the last twelve months
SIN records 4% increase in energy load in August
The increase in energy load is up both compared to August last year and in the accumulated total for the last twelve months. Photo: Freepik/Reproduction

The energy load of the SIN (National Interconnected System) showed a growth of 4%, in August, compared to the same period in 2023, the registered value was 75.978 MWmed. 

In the last 12 months, the expansion was 7,8%, compared to last year. This data is in the Monthly Load Bulletin produced by ONS (National Electric System Operator).

The same behavior of increase in load was recorded in the analysis by subsystem, recorded in all regions, when comparing the month of August this year with the previous one and also in the accumulated total for the last 12 months.

The increase in load, according to the Operator, can be attributed to the increase in temperature compared to the previous year. Another factor is that the month of August this year had 22 working days, one working day less than in 2023.

Regions with the highest growth compared to August 2024 and 2023

  • Northeast: 8,7% (12.855 MWmed);
  •  North: 7,7% (8.093 MWmed);
  • South: 4,5% (12.838 MWmed);
  • Southeast/Central-West: 1,8% (42.192 MWmed).

Highest growth in the last 12 months

  • North: 9,8%; 
  • Northeast and Southeast/Central-West: both with 8,1% and 
  • South: 5,7%.

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Photo by Viviane Lucio
Viviane Lucio
Journalist graduated from UNIP (Universidade Paulista) and specialist in scientific journalism from Unicamp (Universidade Estadual de Campinas). She has experience in news production, reporting, photography, communications and press consultancy.

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