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Commitments and guarantee (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments And Guarantee |
Schedule of commitments |
Schedule of commitments |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Financial guarantees without registration effect |  | 6,534 |  | 5,015
Purchase of energy |  | 2,605 |  | 2,746
Total |  | 9,139 |  | 7,761
Schedule of guarantee |
Schedule of guarantee |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
| Guarantee | Restricted cash | Liability (i) |  | Guarantee | Restricted cash | Liability (i)
Associates and joint ventures | 1,522 | - | 103 |  | 1,513 | - | 542
Assets retirement obligations | 644 | 73 | - |  | 605 | 50 | -
Loans and financing | - | - | - |  | 82 | - | -
| 2,166 | 73 | 103 |  | 2,200 | 50 | 542
(i) | The fair value of these financial guarantees is recorded as “Other financial liabilities” (note 14).

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