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Copel Collects Rules to Enable Reversible Hydroelectricity in Brazil
Summary
The advance of reversible hydroelectric power plants in Brazil still stifles the creation of specific rules for energy storage, said on Wednesday (27) Copel's Vice President of Strategy, New Business and Digital Transformation, Diogo Mac Cord. According to him, despite the Brazilian potential for this type of enterprise, the lack of regulation prevents projects from coming out of the paper. Even if we want to make a reversible power plant, we ca…
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The federal government evaluates that reversible hydroelectric power plants should gain space in Brazilian energy planning as an alternative to give more flexibility and resilience to the electrical system in the face of the advancement of intermittent renewable sources, such as solar and wind power. In a Copel event promoted by Megawatt, in Brasilia, the executive secretary of the MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy), Gustavo Ataide, said that hy…