The CME (Mines and Energy Commission) of Câmara dos Deputados will hold a public hearing to discuss the inclusion of energy storage and battery systems in Brazil's electrical systems.
The board approved the request last Wednesday (7) and should soon announce the date of the meeting. The public hearing was proposed by the president of the CME, deputy Diego Andrade (PSD-MG).
Among the authorities who will be invited to participate are the national secretary of Electric Energy of the MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy), Gentil Nogueira de Sá Júnior; the general director of ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency), Sandoval Feitosa; the general director of ONS (National Electric System Operator), Marcio Rea; and the president of EPE (Energy Research Company), Thiago Guilherme Ferreira Prado.
From the entities linked to the sector, invitations were extended to the CEO of Abrage (Brazilian Association of Electric Power Generating Companies), Marisete Dadald; the president of ABSAE (Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions), Mr. Markus Vlasits; the president of Instituto Acende Brasil, Claudio Sales; the general coordinator of GESEL (Electric Sector Study Group), Nivalde de Castro; and the Senior Vice President of Legal, Compliance and Regulatory of Elera Renováveis, Gustavo Andrioli.
The International Hydropower Association (International Hydropower Association – IHA).
For Diego Andrade, energy storage systems are highly relevant in the country, especially in the current scenario of changes in the electricity matrix, due to the entry of non-controllable sources, such as wind and solar energy.
“These sources have shown significant growth in recent years and pose significant challenges for the operation of electrical systems, due to their intermittent nature, which makes it difficult to achieve exact harmony between supply and demand for electrical energy,” he said.
In this scenario, the executive highlights that there is a need to use efficient, effective and economic mechanisms that allow, for example, the absorption of excess generation that occurs in certain periods and its subsequent delivery at times of greatest demand, a task that could be performed by storage systems connected to electrical systems.
“Energy storage technologies, which include, in particular, reversible hydroelectric plants and electrochemical batteries, will play a fundamental and indispensable role in maintaining the operational security of the electrical system in the coming years,” he commented.
“Therefore, it becomes essential and pressing to discuss the main legal and regulatory issues necessary for its contracting, implementation and operation in an integrated manner in the national electrical systems, both in relation to the SIN (National Interconnected System) and isolated systems”, added the president of the committee and author of the request for the public hearing.
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