Issue 184 • April 2022

RESILIENCE: THE NEW ELEMENT OF ENERGY PLANNING

OPINION

The objective of this Editorial is to illustrate the incorporation of resilience in energy planning methodologies through two case studies with computational models developed by PSR: (i) an earthquake-resilient infrastructure planning for the Government of Chile; and (ii) the resilient generation expansion planning, in the case of Costa Rica.

REGULATORY

This section discusses the improvement of the regulation related to the TUST and TUSDg tariffs and other relevant topics.

WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

In this section, we discuss mineral exploration in Brazil and the recently processed PL 191/2020, which provides for mining in indigenous lands.

INTERNATIONAL

This month's international section addresses the publication of the Green Taxonomy by the Colombian Government to stimulate investments in the green economy.

INNOVATION

In this section, we comment on Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that has been prominent in countries' Net Zero plans as a solution to CO2 emissions.

STRUCTURAL SUPPLY ANALYSIS

We present the updated demand and structural energy supply balance for the coming years and our traditional “delay meter”.

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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.