Chesf will have to pay a fine of R$ 32,3 million for the blackout.
The penalty refers to an incident recorded in 2011. Inspections by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) identified non-compliance with the modernization and updating plan for the company's transmission line protection systems, as well as flaws in operational procedures.
Brazil Agency - The São Francisco Hydroelectric Company (Chesf) will have to pay a fine of R$ 32,3 million. by cause of the power outage that occurred on February 4, 2011 in the Northeast Region.
The infraction notice was issued last December, but Chesf appealed to reduce the penalty. The final decision by the Agency's board changed the amount of the fine imposed by the inspection from R$ 32,5 million to R$ 32,3 million.
Inspections by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) identified non-compliance with the modernization and updating plan for the company's transmission line protection systems, as well as operational procedure failures by the concessionaire.
At the time, there was an interruption of 8.884 megawatts (MW) of load in the National Interconnected System (SIN) and a consequent blackout in eight states.