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Brazil grid operator says power supplies guaranteed despite severe drought

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (REUTERS) Brazil’s national grid operator ONS said on Saturday it has taken measures to guarantee power supplies in Brazil this year, dismissing shortages in hydroelectricity due to the worst drought since 1930.

The agency admitted that a technical note with energy projections for the June to November period this year did point to risks to supplies, but said that such a scenario should be discarded after measures adopted by the government.

“Several measures approved by the Electric Sector Monitoring Committee (CMSE) are already underway, and that means that ... the supply of energy and power is . . .

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