<article><p class="lead">Brazil's residential energy saving program was able to reduce power consumption by 5.6mn MWh between September and December 2021, according to the mines and energy ministry.</p><p>The Brazilian government implemented the voluntary program as part of a series of measures to reduce energy consumption during the worst power crisis in the mostly hydroelectric-dependent country's history. The 5.6mn MWh could supply 32.8mn households per month, considering the Brazilian consumption profile.</p><p>The amount of energy saved corresponds to 3.8pc of the maximum saving capacity of the southeast/center-west water storage facilities. The 5.6mn MWh also represented direct savings of R2.4bn ($443.1mn), and indirect savings of R9.6bn, considering the costs of the most expensive thermoelectric plant dispatched in the period.</p><p class="bylines">By Rebecca Gompertz</p></article>
