Global Infrastructure SherpaAneel denies Scala Data Centers' request to postpone contract start date for connection to ISA CTEEP's transmission line
Aneel denied Scala Data Centers' request to postpone the start date of its Contract for the Use of the Transmission System (CUST) with ISA CTEEP, which was scheduled for June 2025. The CUST relates to Scala's data center connection to the Edgard de Souza/Anhanguera transmission line in Barueri, São Paulo. Aneel maintained that the request was submitted outside the regulatory deadline and that transmission service is remunerated by facility availability, not effective utilization.
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Brazil's electricity regulator, Aneel, has denied Scala Data Centers' request to postpone the June 2025 start of its transmission contract with ISA CTEEP. This means the DigitalBridge-backed hyperscale data center developer will begin paying for its connection to the Edgard de Souza/Anhanguera line in Barueri, São Paulo, as originally planned. Aneel cited a missed regulatory deadline and reiterated that transmission service is compensated based on facility availability, not effective utilization. The decision underscores the strict regulatory adherence required for infrastructure connections in the Brazilian power sector, impacting even leading Latin American data center platforms.
- Aneel rejected Scala Data Centers' delay request for a June 2025 contract start.
- Decision based on a missed regulatory deadline.
- Transmission service is remunerated by availability, not utilization.
- Impacts a DigitalBridge-backed hyperscale data center in Barueri, São Paulo.
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