The economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has delayed the discussion on whether to maintain the current rules for distributed generation (DG) in Brazil. Before the coronavirus impacted the sector, it was expected that the law with the new rules for DG would be approved by July. However, according to André Pepitone, CEO of ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency), the measures will be postponed.
“We will not be able to have this public policy in July due to the entire scenario we have. Our perspective is to move forward with this in the second half of the year,” said Pepitone, who hopes to complete the review of Normative Resolution No. 482 this year.
Currently, the DG compensation system consists of the exchange of energy between the general consumer (or “prosumer”, a word derived from the English term prosumer – producer and consumer) and the concessionaire. When there is a surplus between the value produced and consumed, an energy credit is generated (in kWh), with a parity system, where every 1 kWh accumulated generates a credit of 1 kWh, which can be used to deduct future bills. .
Bills
Federal deputies Beto Pereira (MS-PSDB) and Lafayette Andrada (Republicanos-MG) presented bills to establish new rules for distributed generation consumers.
Deputy Beto Pereira created a PL whose objective is to establish an energy compensation system between micro and mini energy producers and the electrical grid. According to him, the idea is to propose a rule for this compensation regarding the flow of energy transferred to the network and that consumed by the production unit.
In practice, the proposal aims to prevent the ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) to start compensating consumers who inject energy into the grid with less than half the amount charged for energy distributed by concessionaires.
Representative Lafayette Andrada presented a PL that aims to democratize the use of solar energy. The parliamentarian said that the rates will be different, depending on the size of the generation, and will move towards the full disbursement paid to the distributor, called Fio B, within 10 years.
The bill also aims to establish a payment of 10% of the TUSD (Tariff for Use of the Distribution System) from 2022, which would increase every two years. After completing 10 years, the maximum charge would be reached.
So far, the PL, presented at the beginning of the year, has not changed.
Em exclusive interview to Canal Solar, Andrada further explained that the bill is a way to pacify this conflict between the solar sector and the ANEEL and also with the dealerships.
All proposals will still be discussed by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate.
