Fonte: ANEEL
The board of the National Energy Agency (ANEEL) approved on Tuesday (06/28) in a public meeting, the economic budget of the National System Operator (ONS) for the cycle from July 2011 to June 2012. The value set was BRL 432.3 million, given that BRL 360.4 are million related to costing items, BRL 54 million to the Action Plan and BRL 17.8 million related to acquisitions and improvements.

The proposed budget was in open court (AP no. 027) from 05/11 to 05/20, and received four contributions from industry associations and trade unions. It was the first time that the proposed budget was subject to public consultation. The intention of the Agency, with the initiative, was to improve and give more transparency to the process.

It was also decided that the physical and financial components of the projects of the ISO Action Plan is accompanied by monitoring and other technical areas of ANEEL. The Action Plan of Operator for the next cycle should also take into account recommendations and decisions of the Agency.
The regulation and supervision of the ONS are functions of ANEEL, as provided for in Decree no. 5.081/2004. It is also responsibility of the Agency to approve the annual budget of the ONS, as provided in Resolution No. 373/1999.

The ONS is a private institution, responsible, among other things, for planning and programming of the operation and centralized dispatching of power generation in the country to obtain the optimal operation of the National Interconnected System (SIN). (FA/GL)
See below a descriptive table with the approved budget.