Heat wave: ONS estimates 5.8% increase in energy consumption in September

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National Electric System Operator informs that there is capacity to deal with increased demand. Red alert for heat wave was extended until Tuesday (26). Reproduction/INMET The National Electric System Operator (ONS) estimates a 5.8% increase in energy consumption in September due to the heat wave in the country. The data was released this Friday (22). ✅Click here to follow the new g1 channel on WhatsApp According to the ONS, this is the biggest increase in monthly consumption projections in recent months. The 5.8% increase is compared to September 2022 and represents 75.2 thousand more average megawatts (MWmed) consumed. “The cargo growth forecast for September is the highest in recent months, a reflection of the more intense heat and also a more heated economy”, declared the general director of the ONS, Luiz Carlos Ciocchi. Winter says goodbye with record heat in Rio de Janeiro According to Ciochi, the National Interconnected System (SIN) is prepared to deal with the increase in demand for energy. “The system is robust, safe and the scenario is favorable,” he said. The increase in temperature is related to the El Niño climate phenomenon and climate change, caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. This Friday (22), the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) extended the red alert due to above-average temperatures for 11 states and the Federal District. Reservoirs full The level of hydroelectric reservoirs is above 70% in three of the four submarkets of the electrical system, according to the ONS classification: South: 85.2% North: 73.7% Southeast and Central-West: 72.6% Northeast : 67.2% The scenario is favorable for the generation of hydroelectric energy, as the reservoirs are full at the end of the dry period. This is one of the reasons for the technical area of ​​the Ministry of Mines and Energy to assess that it will not be necessary to adopt daylight saving time in 2023. Implemented consistently since 1985, the measure serves to save energy by advancing clocks by one hour in some states in the country. This way, there is greater use of natural light. Daylight saving time was suspended in 2019, due to the understanding that, over time, electricity consumer behavior changed and the measure was no longer as effective.

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