Management of BIPS Electro-energetic Availability

The unfavorable hydrological conditions prevailing throughout the year in the regions where the largest energy storage capacity of BIPSare, demanded ONS’s careful management of available energy in order to preserve the stored energy stocks in bedside reservoirs, ensure the thermoelectric park’s full availability and use the power exchanges to take advantage of existing availability in the Northern and Southern regions. Another highlight of the year was the easing of hydraulic andmultiple use of waterconstraints, necessary to ensure securing energy supply.

Madeira River Complex Pre-operational Studies

With the entry into operation of 32 units in Santo Antônio plant and 20 units in Jirau, providing about 3,450 MW for BIPS, special studies were performed to ensure the flow of power transmitted by the dipole 1 and the back-to-back converter while keeping systemic safety, even with delays in receiving system deployment in the Southeastern region.

2014 FIFA World Cup

The electrical service’s operational safety to the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was a big challenge for the entire electrical sector. Several preparatory studies, prepared over four years, covered from the diagnosis of the situation of each company until the operative measures to ensure compliance to different safety standards. The realization of the event without any noteworthy incident showed the management capacity of all stakeholdersinvolved. In each match, ONS published Special Reports describing in detail the evolution of load curves and conditions of service.

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