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Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments

Schedule of annual minimum required and non-cancelable future payments related to the contractual obligations

		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Purchase obligations		6,991		5,510
Purchase energy		2,945		3,567
Total minimum payments required		9,936		9,077

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The tabular disclosure of the aggregate amount of payments due on known contractual obligations for the five years following the date of the latest balance sheet.

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