The National Electric System Operator (b) estimated this Friday (7th) more rain than expected for hydroelectric areas across the country in October, with a positive impact on the reservoirs, and also reduced the expectation of an increase in electricity charge in the month.
Now the ONS projects that hydroelectric plants in the Southeast and Midwest will receive rainfall equivalent to 119% of the historical average in October, versus 112% in the previous forecast.
In the South, he predicts that hydroelectric plants will have rainfall equivalent to 109% of the historical average in October, versus 58% in the previous forecast, while in the Northeast they will be equivalent to 77% in the month, compared to 69% in the previous forecast.
With the improvement in rainfall expectations, the ONS predicts that hydroelectric reservoirs in the Southeast/Midwest will reach 50.2% of capacity by the end of October, versus 47.6% in the previous projection.
On the other hand, the operator reduced the forecast for electricity load in the country in October to an increase of 1.1% compared to October 2021, versus a high of 3.9% in last week’s estimate.
Source: CNN Brasil
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