Issue 176 • August 2021

2021 SUPPLY: ARE WE AT THE “LIMIT OF THE LIMIT”?

OPINION

In this editorial, PSR updates the supply risk assessments carried out in the two previous editions of the Energy Report and compares them with those presented in the recent ONS Technical Notes in terms of methodology, assumptions, and conclusions.

REGULATORY

In this section, we comment on the MME ordinance with the guidelines for the Capacity Reserve Auction and other relevant topics.

INTERNATIONAL

This month's international section covers the competitive energy auction in Chile, which received a bid of US$13/MWh for a long-term energy contract.

INNOVATION

In this section, we analyze the impact of climate change on the water, food, and energy nexus, which has become a prominent topic in the media and government entities, and we present some of the technologies used for these analyses.

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Electronically published since 2006, the PSR Energy Report is a monthly newsletter developed by PSR, whose main objective is to present a comprehensive and current analysis of regulatory, legal issues, water resources and environment and supply of the electricity sector in Brazil.