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Power in Brazil: what's a fair price?

Power in Brazil: what's a fair price?
There are three main components that make up the cost of energy from the customer's perspective:
1) Amortization
* Generation plants cost around R$ 5 000/kW installed.
* They typically produce 500 kWh/month (under normal conditions)
* At a rate of 1.5% per month to include the investment cost and Brazil risk, results in R$154/MWh.
2) Subsidies
Are equivalent to 9% of the power sales
3) Theft
Represent 7% of national consumption
So the fair reference price is R$154/MWh x 1/0.91 x 1/0.93 or R$182/MWh.
Of course, in practice, the market sets the price, balancing supply and demand.
1 USD = R$ 5.
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