Amongst the various actions taken by the operator in 2009 to ensure the quality and robustness of the transmission system of the BIPS in medium term, and also to improve its current performance, the following should be highlighted:

• The activities for the implementation of the transmission system of the Madeira River Generation Complex;
• The interconnection, to the BIPS, of isolated systems in the states of Acre and Rondonia and the continuity of studies for the interconnection of Tucurui-Manaus system;
• The operationalization of the tariff for using the system for generating plants connected in the voltage level of 138 and 88kV (TUSDg), in accordance with ANEEL Resolution 349/09;
• The adequacy of the processes and Grid Procedures to address ONS responsibilities in the treatment of Other Transmission Installations (DITs); and
• The systematization and issuance of documents for the technical capability of the plants participating in the 1st Reserve Power Auction for aeolic sources.

Regarding the transmission administration, ONS has undertaken several actions, in 2009, that allowed more efficiency and effectiveness to the processes of: access studies, proposition of expansions and reinforcements, contracts management and monthly assessment of services and charges. Below, a summary of the developed activities is presented.