Value of funding of Proinfa for 2012 is approved by ANEEL

Fonte: ANEEL

The total value of shares to fund the Incentive Program for Alternative Energy Sources (Proinfa) in 2012 will be BRL 2,252,722,489.57.This corresponds to an increase of 25.59% over the year 2011, which is due to the entry of 11 wind power generation projects in the program. It is estimated that the increase in the cost of Proinfa causes an average increase in final rates of consumers of approximately 0.4%.

Since the amount of electricity generated by plants participating in next year should reach 11,237,858.00 per megawatt-hours (MWh), an increase of 7.37% over the previous year.The decision was taken during the board meeting this Tuesday (12/13).

Created by Law No. 10.438/2002, Proinfa aims to increase the participation of alternative renewable energy sources (small hydro plants, wind farms and biomass thermal power projects) in the production of energy, favoring entrepreneurs who do not have corporate ties with generation, transmission or distribution concessionaires.

The calculation is based on quotas of Proinfa Annual Plan (PAP) prepared by Eletrobrás and ANEEL referred to until October 30each year for approval.

The cost of the program, whose energy is contracted by Eletrobrás, is paid by all end users (free and slaves) of the National Interconnected System (SIN), except those classified as low income.

The costing value of Proinfa is divided into monthly fees, collected by distribution and electricity transmission passed on to Eletrobrás.The calculation of the quota was set based on noSIN market occurred in the period from September 2010 to August 2011. (PG/GA/BT).