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Brazil brings in stricter rules for energy concessions
![Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira: the new rules "remove any excuses not to solve a situation." Photo: Ricardo Botelho/MME](https://brazilian.report/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53742323352_b87c05f7fe_c.jpg)
The Brazilian government issued on Friday a decree with guidelines for the renewal of energy distribution contracts, aiming at improving the quality of services rendered by companies. The rules are stricter, with power distributors being particularly worried about a provision saying that disruptions caused by climate events will not spare them from the need to meet quality standards.
What they are saying. “There will be mandatory targets for restoring [power supply] after the occurrence of extreme weather situations,” Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said.
- “That is very important because current contracts foresee a temporary suspension of quality standards in situations of extreme climate, which happened specifically to [energy giant] Enel in São Paulo,” Mr. Silveira added.
Chaos in São Paulo. The minister was referring to the successive power outages that plagued the city...