ONS launches SAAT Nexus and partners with Cepel to modernize transmission operation models
Type: Partnership · Technology: Transmission · Country: Brazil · Announced: 2026-09-14
The National Electric System Operator (ONS) announced the launch of SAAT Nexus, a centralized environment for the settlement of Transmission System Use Charges (Eust), and signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Electric Power Research Center (Cepel) to improve computational systems used in operation programming. The partnership aims to modernize ONS's operational models and enhance the efficiency of transmission cost settlement processes in Brazil's electricity sector. The agreement involves Cepel providing technical expertise to upgrade ONS's computational infrastructure for system programming. This infrastructure deal represents a material step toward digital modernization of Brazil's grid operation and transmission management.
Counterparties
- Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Elétrica (Cepel) (Partner)
- Heleno & Fonseca (Operator)
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