Issue 91 • July 2014

Will waters roll (confuse)?

OPINION

In this issue, we analyze the ﬁwar of the waters" between Rio and São Paulo, and we illustrate the set of institutional problems that led to it.

REGULATIONS

In this section, we address: (1) scheme of the reserve energy auction; and (2) Public Hearing on improvements, maintenance, availability and reliability of the transmission system.

ENVIRONMENTAL

The topic of this issue is the probable repetition, in São Luiz do Tapajós, of the same environmental, infrastructure planning and socio-economic mistakes that caused problems in Belo Monte.

JURIDICAL

In this section, Advocacia Waltenberg analyzes the discussion about the basis for calculating the fines imposed on transmission utilities.

SUPPLY

This section features: (i) structural balance of energy; (ii) delays in construction of new supply for the horizon 2014-2018; and (iii) delay meter - monitoring the historical record of delays.

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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.