Highlights of 2012

1. 1.Pre-operational Studies of the Madeira River Complex
   After the integration of the first generation units of Santo Antonio power plant to the BIPS, in March 2012, with only one of the three 230 kV planned circuits of the transmission system in operation, it was necessary to define various operational measures to allow harnessing the energy produced by this plant securely, reducing the local thermal generation and increasing operational flexibility.

2. 2.Interconnection Tucuruí – Manaus – Macapá
   This is an important strategic business action to interconnect other two states to the BIPS – Amazonas and Amapá – through a new 500/230 kV transmission trunk involving new generation, transmission and distribution agents which shall be part of this system. The integrated performance involving ONS staff and the Agents allowed an adequate preparation of the integration of new transmission facilities and these systems isolated to the BIPS as well as enabled ONS to have a positive and proactive position together with MME, Aneel and Agents.

3. 3.Performance of the Technical Teams on Optimization of Electro Power Availabilities of the BIPS during the Wet Season 2012-2013
   The delay on the characterization of the wet season 2012-2013 in the Southeast / Midwest, Northeast and North, in sequence to a pronounced dry season in the Northeast and South, with low inflows and depletion of reserves accumulated in the reservoirs of the BIPS, led CMSE to authorize the dispatch of the full thermoelectric plants from mid-October, including nuclear power plants, coal, gas and liquid fuels. This situation required the operational planning and daily and weekly scheduling technical teams a careful management of existing reserves and careful management of the transmission grid in order to facilitate transfers of additional power through the main trunks of interconnection between areas and regions.

4. 4.Performance of the Technical Teams in Response to September to December 2012 Occurrences
   From September to December 2012 six significant occurrences were registered in the BIPS involving the supply to Distrito Federal in two occasions, the supply to the North and Northeast in other two, with the occurrence of total blackout in the Northeast in one of them, and performance of ERAC in large part of the BIPS, which was originated from 765/500kV Foz do Iguaçu substation. In this context, the rapid response of ONS teams, Agents and CMSE performance was crucial in many aspects, as the coordination of restoration actions and preparation and publication of RAP – Disturbance Analysis Reports, including the identification and implementation of additional measures to ensure the secure operation, as well as in the relationship with the press in each of these situations.

5. 5.Plan for Enhancing the Security of the BIPS (PSSIN)
   PSSIN was structured with the purpose of increasing BIPS's security results, through the integration of the activities of several units, through the development and implementation of actions to reduce the incidence of occurrences, especially those ones that cause load interruption as well as aiming to restore the affected areas in the shortest time possible securely. This plan was developed with specific methodology for the process definition, prioritization of actions and the monitoring of their implementation, with application of concepts and tools of strategic management and its dissemination in the organization. Among PSSIN projects, deserve mention:
   
   • Conduction of a workshop on large occurrences;
   • Mapping of Operation Network teleassisted facilities and proposal for revision of the Grid Procedures containing new requirements and rules for teleassistance;
   • Definition of criteria and monitoring of communication channels of the Agents;
   • Preparation of the Plan for Training Real Time Teams.

6. 6. Management of Grid Procedures
   The process of revising Grid Procedures, task that included the valuable participation of agents and associations, had significant developments in 2012. New versions of 143 submodules, which had been forwarded to the regulator, were prepared. Such new versions will be subject to a Public Hearing to be held by ANEEL in 2013, for entry into force.

7. 7.Review of Organizational Values
   Increasingly, obtaining better results is not sufficient for the sustainability of an organization. The way to get them is considered as important as the results themselves. Organizational values are beliefs or principles that establish how people should behave and make decisions in the organization, hence its importance. Conducted in an open and participative way, the review of organizational values project has a high impact on the life of the company, both internally and towards its external publics.

8. 8.Implementation of Career Trajectories Program
   With the accomplishment of its three main objectives - classification of employees on career tracks, dissemination of the competencies required for each position and performance evaluation of employees based on these skills - all the goals of the implementation Career Trajectories Program were achieved in 2012. From this fact, the planning of the career and personal development in a manner aligned to the needs of the organization will be easier for each employee.

9. 9.Approval of Jobs and Remuneration Management Program
   A structural review of the Program Jobs and Remuneration Management can be considered as a fundamental step to ensure the competitiveness of the Operator in finding and retaining highly qualified human resources, and at the same time promote the rationalization of staff costs. The work was based on the proposal of a working group composed of employees from all locations and directors and was improved upon by a committee of the Administrative Board, being fully approved by ANEEL.