Brazilian Energy Market: Understand How It Works
The Brazilian electrical system is composed of 62% hydroelectric, 28% thermoelectric, and 10% wind/importation. The National Interconnected System connects power plants to consumers through 100,000 km of lines, covering 98% of the national territory. Brazil ranks 6th globally in energy costs (R$ 402.3/MW/h), 46% above the international average. Generators offer an alternative for remote locations, peak hours, and distribution failures.
How to choose the best power generator for your business
Choosing generators requires careful analysis: primary or backup source, operating time (8/12/24h), interruption tolerance, types of electrical loads (lighting, HVAC, motors, ovens, refrigeration). Automatic transfer in 10-15 seconds. Sizing based on the company’s specific equipment. Maintenance proportional to engine hours. Tecnogera offers customized solutions.
Power Generators for Businesses: How Temporary Power Can Be a Competitive Edge
ONS recorded energy consumption records in January due to the heatwave. Six strategic situations where generators provide a competitive advantage: preventing outages, scheduled shutdowns, remote areas, consumption peaks, events, and construction. Temporary power prevents production losses and offers a market edge.
Low reservoir levels and demands for temporary energy
The reservoirs of hydroelectric plants maintain critical levels: Northeast at 34.5% (historical average 50.9%) and Southeast/Central-West at 33.57% (historical average 57.5%). In Bahia, 180 municipalities are in emergency due to drought, affecting 4 million people. Aneel maintains red flag level 2 (R$ 5.00 per 100kWh). This increases demand for temporary energy. Tecnogera provided generators to pump water from the dead volume of Cantareira in 2015, ensuring the supply of millions of homes.
The challenge of providing temporary power to oil platforms
Supplying temporary power to oil platforms is a complex challenge that involves specialized logistics and robust equipment. Tecnogera stands out in the sector by providing generators weighing up to 14 tons, compatible with platform cranes, and offering complete solutions that include chillers and load banks. With 90% of parts sourced locally, the equipment is designed to operate under extreme conditions, ensuring a continuous power supply to these “floating cities” that consume energy equivalent to entire cities.
Temporary power for mining excavator: a success story
Tecnogera tackled the challenge of providing temporary power for a mining excavator weighing over 400 tons, which needed to travel 4.5 km in a maximum of 40 minutes. The solution involved a mobile substation with 4 power generators of 1,100 KVA, a 2,500 KVA transformer, and a special cable system, ensuring continuous operation and avoiding downtime costs that could reach R$ 4,000 per minute of delay.
May has a red tariff flag
Lower than expected rainfall at the start of the year led the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) to activate the red tariff flag (level 1), which will be in effect throughout May. This means an additional charge of R$ 3.00 for every 100 kWh of energy consumed.
March started with a yellow tariff flag
Due to low reservoir levels, ANEEL set the yellow tariff flag for March, with an extra charge of R$ 2.00 for every 100kWh consumed. Despite heavy rains at the beginning of the year, it was necessary to activate thermal power plants, which have higher operational costs. Since February, the yellow flag rate is R$ 2.00/100kWh, while the red flag level 1 costs R$ 3.00/100kWh and level 2, R$ 3.50/100kWh.
Temporary Power and the Drought in the Northeast
The water reservoir situation in Northeast Brazil is critical, with low storage levels affecting power generation. With forecasts of little rain, reservoirs like Sobradinho (6.1%), Três Marias (14.4%), and Itaparica (15.5%) are operating at reduced capacity. The water shortage could halt hydroelectric plants and even impact thermoelectric plants, which rely on water for cooling. Emergency solutions such as reservoir transposition, using power generators to power water pumps, become necessary to ensure supply.
Discover the operating principles of a three-phase induction motor
The induction motor is a type of electric motor that operates using two rotating magnetic fields. It is a device widely used in industrial activities, especially those involving power generation. The stator remains fixed to the motor housing and functions to conduct energy and convert it into electricity.