The National Electric System Operator (ONS), in a bulletin released this Friday (11), projected the fifth consecutive monthly increase in water volume in the Southeast/Midwest subsystem, a region responsible for about 70% of energy generation.
The Southeast/Midwest reservoirs should register 58.4% of their total capacity by the end of February, according to the report. Data compiled by CNN show that the subsystem reached its worst moment in September 2021, when the plants had 16% of the water volume. Since then, the indicators have been improving over the months.
And not even the slightest expectation of rain for the hydroelectric plants in the Southeast/Midwest made the water forecast decrease for February.
As pointed out by the ONS, the expectation of rain in the region had a drop of 4 percentage points this Friday, compared to the previous week.
However, despite the lower projection, rainfall remains 3% above the historical average for the subsystem.
The Northeast and North are also expected to register rainfall that exceeds the historical average until the end of February, despite having reduced projections for the month.
The ONS points out that the water volume of the regions will surpass the average indicators by 64% (compared to 69% last week) and 30% (compared to 33%), respectively.
Even so, according to the projection, both subsystems will have an increase in the capacity of the plants. The Northeast and North may present 82.8% and 97.4% of the maximum capacity at the end of the month.
As for the south of the country, which has been facing the worst drought in 70 years, according to experts, the projection has worsened, both for the volume of rainfall and the level of reservoirs.
The bulletin shows that rainfall in the region will be 62% lower than the historical average, versus the 38% projected in the previous week. The hydro volume of the plants increased from 34.3% to 32.9%.
The energy load in Brazil remained stable, according to the ONS. The most recent report points to a 0.1% increase in electricity demand through the end of February, compared to the same month last year.
In absolute values, Brazilians will demand 73 thousand MWmed. The maintenance of the energy load still takes place amidst the fear caused by Ômicron, which put a brake on industrial productivity.
Source: CNN Brasil
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