In 2024, Brazilians were 10.24 hours without energy Due to interruptions in supply, according to the report of the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), released on Wednesday (2).
Time without energy is 1.7% lower compared to 2023, when the agency accounted for an average of 10.42 hours. THE frequency of interruptions was 4.89 times last year 5% reduction compared to the previous year.
Despite the improvement in the quality of the services of the electricity distributors indicated by the report, the Companies are spending more in financial compensation to consumers for failures.
Last year, the Companies paid R $ 1.122 billion consumers to compensate for supply problems. The number has been growing since 2022, when R $ 765 million was paid.
Among large dealers, with over 400,000 consumers, the Jaguari Energy Company (CPFL Santa Cruz) of São Paulo, occupied the first position of the performance ranking.
Lastly was CEEE, from the Equatorial Group, which serves municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul. See the complete ranking of the dealers:
1st CPFL Santa Cruz
2nd EPB
3rd ERO
3rd Neoenergia Cosern
5th ESS
5th CPFL Paulista
5th EDP ES
8th Equatorial PA
9th ETO
9th EMT
11th Piratininga CPFL
12th EMR
13th Neoenergia Coelbar
13th Neoenergia Elektro
15th EDP SP
15th EMS
17th RGE
18th ESE
18th Neoenergia Brasília
18th Pernambuco Neoenergia
21st Enel SP
21st Equatorial PI
21st Light Sesa
24th ENEL CE
25th Equatorial MA
26th Celesc
27th Enel RJ
28th CEMIG
29th Copel
30th GO Equatorial
31st CEEE
This content was originally published in Brazilians were an average of about 10 hours without energy, Aneel points out on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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