Energy Autoproducer is authorized to operate in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Fonte: ANEEL
The company Cargill Agrícola S/A was authorized to act as the electricity autoproducer agent * from the construction and operation of thermal power plant (TPP) Cargill – Três Lagoas, located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul The thermal plant with six megawatts (MW) of installed power , will use wood chips as fuel.

The authorization was decided at the meeting of the board collegiate ANEEL held last Tuesday (12/04). Currently, Brazil has 282 electricty autoproducers, of which 33 sell surplus energy produced.

The information is avaliable in the Generation Information Base (BIG), by ANEEL, which can be consulted at www.aneel.gov.br, in Technical Information, at the generation agentes link. (DB/PG)

*Electricity autoproducer agent –It is the person or entity or companies working in a consortium receiving a license or authorization to produce electricity for its own exclusive use. Decree n. 2.003, dated September 10, 1996 (Diário Oficial, dated Sept. 11, 1996, section 1, p.17917)