With Aneel’s decision, there will be no extra charge on the electricity bill in March.| Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil

The National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) decided this Friday (24) to maintain the green flag in March for all consumers connected to the National Interconnected System (SIN). With this, the consumer will not pay extra fees on the electricity bill.

The electricity bill has been without these rates since the end of the water scarcity flag, which lasted from September 2021 until mid-April 2022, informed Agência Brasil. According to Aneel, at the time the green flag was chosen due to the favorable conditions for power generation, with the reservoirs of the hydroelectric plants at satisfactory levels.

In a note, the general director of Aneel, Sandoval Feitosa, highlighted the “relevance of maintaining the green flag, which demonstrates the supply of sufficient electricity to meet demand”. According to him, the system of flags “enables consumers to know the situation of energy generation on a monthly basis”, he pointed out.

Created in 2015 by Aneel, tariff flags reflect the variable costs of electricity generation. Divided into levels, the flags indicate how much it is costing the SIN to generate the energy used in homes, commercial establishments and industries.

When the electricity bill is calculated by the green flag, there is no increase. When the red or yellow flags are applied, the account is increased, ranging from R$ 2,989 (yellow flag) to R$ 9,795 (red flag level 2) for every 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) consumed. When the water scarcity flag was in effect from September 2021 to April 15, 2022, the consumer paid an extra R$ 14.20 for every 100 kWh.