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Research and Development and Energy Efficiency
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Research And Development And Energy Efficiency  
Research and Development and Energy Efficiency

 

24.Research and Development and Energy Efficiency

In accordance with Law No. 9,991/2000 and supplementary regulations, concession operators and licensees of electric power generation and transmission are required to allocate annually the percentage of 1% of their net operating regulatory revenue to research and development of the electricity sector activities, and the electric power distribution concession operators must segregate this same percentage into the research and development and energy efficiency programs of the electricity sector.

The registered balances of Research and Development - R&D and Energy Efficiency Program - EEP are shown in the table below.

         
  Disbursed and not completed Balance to be collected Balance to disburse Balance as of 12.31.2022 Balance as of 12.31.2021
Research and Development - R&D          
FNDCT  -  6,588  -  6,588  7,584
MME  -  3,314  -  3,314  3,790
R&D  229,290  1,322 29,631  260,243  286,029
   229,290  11,224 29,631  270,145  297,403
Energy efficiency program- EEP        
Procel  -  11,960  -  11,960  19,883
EEP  128,851  1,906 201,896  332,653  309,811
   128,851  13,866 201,896  344,613  329,694
   358,141  25,090 231,527  614,758  627,097
      Current  370,244  292,495
      Noncurrent  244,514  334,602

National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development - FNDCT

National Program of Electricity Conservation - Procel

 

24.1Changes in R&D and EEP balances
             
  FNDCT  MME  R&D  Procel  EEP  Total 
Balance as of January 1, 2021 8,085 4,041 332,746 5,855 314,284 665,011
Additions 50,804 25,399 50,796 12,801 51,206 191,006
Performance agreement  -  -  -  - 3,010 3,010
Interest rate (Note 32)  -  - 3,664 1,227 9,923 14,814
Payments  (51,305)  (25,650)  (15,966)  -  (56,176)  (149,097)
Concluded projects  -  -  (85,211)  -  (12,436)  (97,647)
Balance as of December 31, 2021 7,584 3,790 286,029 19,883 309,811 627,097
Additions 39,044 19,535 39,070 11,298 45,191 154,138
Performance agreement  -  -  -  - 2,552 2,552
Interest rate (Note 32)  -  - 6,197 3,799 24,648 34,644
Transfers  -  -  -  (3,685) 3,685  -
Payments  (40,040)  (20,011)  (8,061)  (19,335)  (29,740)  (117,187)
Concluded projects  -  -  (62,992)  -  (23,494)  (86,486)
Balance as of December 31, 2022 6,588 3,314 260,243 11,960 332,653 614,758