President Jair Bolsonaro recently stated that the flag of water scarcity in the country will come to an end. In addition, he guaranteed that, after April 16, the green flag, which has no additional charge, would come into force. Check out all about the changes in the electricity bill and how it affects your pocket.
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This month, the National Electric System Operator (ONS) guaranteed that the tariff-free flag will still remain for a long time. After all, no changes are expected until the end of 2022, so it is likely that fees will not be charged again that year. Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, director general of ONS, which is the body responsible for coordinating and controlling operations generation and transmission of electric energy of the National Interconnected System (SIN), states that this is the expectation.
What establishes the cost of energy in the country is the system of tariff flags. Thus, when energy generation is not enough, thermoelectric plants are used, and this ends up raising costs. Therefore, these additional charges are intended to compensate for this difference and help curb excessive consumption. The flag concerns the amounts of the additional charge on the electricity bill:
Green Flag – Favorable conditions for power generation – without additional charge;
Yellow Flag – Less favorable conditions – BRL 1.874 per 100 kWh consumed;
Red flag – Thermal connected – two levels, one of which costs R$ 3.971 and the other costs R$ 9.492 for each kWh;
Flag Water Scarcity – More expensive energy cost – BRL 14.20 per 100 kWh consumed.
The water scarcity tariff flag was created by the Electric Sector Monitoring Committee (CMSE) and is the most expensive in the system. Since September 2021, it has affected the electricity bill of Brazilians as a measure to supply the additional costs generated as a result of actions to face water scarcity due to the worst drought in 91 years.
According to Ciocchi, there has been a significant increase in rainfall since the end of the year past and this, in a way, caused a situation favorable to the reservoirs of the power plants electrical. Thus, it is possible to have a quieter year than in 2021 in relation to the light bill.
Finally, despite the hydroelectric plants having already recovered, the admission of emergency thermal plants by the government is seen as right by Ciocchi. This is because, according to the director general, they are necessary for a long-term recovery and can guarantee energy reserves until 2025.
