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The hydroelectric dams are in a critical situation, warned Paganini

The hydroelectric dams are in a critical situation, warned Paganini

The minister maintained that the deficit in electricity generation is compensated with the importation of energy, which today comes mainly from Brazil.

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Industry Minister, Omar Paganiniwarned that the hydroelectric dams of the Uruguay they are in one critical situation” because of the drought.

The hierarch commented that the electricity generation of the plants is managed “how can”, given the scarcity of water caused by the water deficit that has plagued the country for months. In this sense, he explained that there is a greater activity in them when “it is most needed” and, during the rest of the day, trying to save as much as possible.

In this context, the dam of big jump For example, it is only generating between 8% and 10% of energy than it would be capable of in a context without extreme drought. In other words, while a normal average should be 5,000 cubic meters per second, the dam currently generates 630 cubic meters per second.

Uruguay pays an average of US$58 MWh for energy from Brazil

Paganini also assured that the deficit of the Uruguayan dams is compensated with the “thermal backup” and the “wind energy that has also been available at this time.” But also, the importation of energy from Brazil It is central to supplying the country’s demand.

“The Uruguayan system is resilient because it has the possibility of exchange and thermal backup, in addition to wind energy that has also been available during this time,” said the minister.

Currently, a quarter of Uruguay’s electricity consumption is imported, mainly from the Rio de Janeiro country.

In one of the worst moments of the drought, in mid-February, for 18 days that proportion was 30%. In that period, 172 GWh were imported – that is, 172,000 MWh – and Uruguay disbursed 10 million dollars for that amount. Meanwhile, the country currently pays an average of US$58 MWh

Source: Ambito

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