Brazil Says to Suspend Energy Imports from Venezuela

(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 28.Sep.2018) — The Brazilian government announced it would suspend, until further notice, the importation of Venezuelan energy to supply Roraima, a state in northern Brazil on the border with Venezuela.

The decision was taken after the Brazilian government announced it considered it more reliable to meet regional demand with electricity produced by four national thermoelectric plants, , reported the Venezuelan daily La Patilla.

Suspension of electricity imports from Venezuela was decided on by members of the Electricity Sector Surveillance Committee, a sector body coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the ministry confirmed in a statement.

Venezuelan energy imports had already been temporarily suspended on September 16, 2018 as the Brazilian government further analyzed whether it had the capacity to adequately supply Roraima with its thermoelectric plants in the region.

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