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Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, managing director of the National Grid Operator (ONS), said Brazil's worst drought in two decades would force the country to rely more on expensive coal-fired power plants to compensate for the reduction
in hydropower.
According to Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, this can keep electricity prices high, but he sees no risk
of power shortages or rationing.
"If we didn't have a pandemic and the economy was growing, we might have had (supply) problems
last year," Ciocchi said.
”
About three-quarters of Brazil's electricity is generated by hydropower, one of
the highest rates of hydropower.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday that Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in history, which poses a major problem
for power generation.
Last week, the Power Sector Oversight Board, made up of government and technical agencies, including the ONS, approved potential additional measures to meet demand, including additional thermal power generation and energy
imports from Argentina and Uruguay.
Ciocchi said that during the traditional rainy season from November to March, rainfall was the lowest in 20 years, and the situation is not likely to improve
until the end of the year.
Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, managing director of the National Grid Operator (ONS), said Brazil's worst drought in two decades would force the country to rely more on expensive coal-fired power plants to compensate for the reduction
in hydropower.
According to Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, this can keep electricity prices high, but he sees no risk
of power shortages or rationing.
"If we didn't have a pandemic and the economy was growing, we might have had (supply) problems
last year," Ciocchi said.
”
About three-quarters of Brazil's electricity is generated by hydropower, one of
the highest rates of hydropower.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday that Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in history, which poses a major problem
for power generation.
Last week, the Power Sector Oversight Board, made up of government and technical agencies, including the ONS, approved potential additional measures to meet demand, including additional thermal power generation and energy
imports from Argentina and Uruguay.
Ciocchi said that during the traditional rainy season from November to March, rainfall was the lowest in 20 years, and the situation is not likely to improve
until the end of the year.
