The value is equivalent to 12% of the average amount paid by households. The costs paid by consumers are now listed on the portal of the national electricity authority.
The auctions are scheduled to take place on September 16 and electric energy shall be purchased based on hydro, wind, solar, photovoltaic, and thermal generation projects.
September’s percentage was pulled by housing—up 2.57 percent (0.41 percentage points)—and transport—1.82 percent (0.38 percentage points). According to analysis by IBGE, the increase in the electric energy tariff (6.47%) boosted the hike in housing.
President Jair Bolsonaro said today (Dec. 20) that the reduction in Brazil’s benchmark interest rate, the Selic, will result in $27 billion in public coffers being spared.