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Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (ANEEL)
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Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (ANEEL)

Brazil's federal electricity regulatory agency.

On 10 September, Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (Aneel) authorised Scala Data Centers’ AI City campus to connect to Brazil’s National Grid.

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#15 10 Sept

Authorised Scala's AI City grid connection

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Background

Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (Aneel) is Brazil’s federal electricity regulatory agency. Its work matters where projects require formal permission to connect to The National grid.

The agency’s role places it between electricity infrastructure and projects that depend on reliable grid access. Its decisions can determine whether a proposed connection moves from planning into an authorised electricity-supply process.

That role remains relevant beyond any single project because power connections depend on regulatory decisions as well as physical network capacity.

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Reference

What is ANEEL?
Aneel, the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica, is Brazil's federal regulator for electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
When will Scala's AI City connect to Brazil's grid?
The National grid operator's access opinion sets the connection for January 2028 at 120 MW.Source: event
What did Aneel authorise for Scala's AI City data centre?
Aneel authorised Scala Data Centers, via Despacho 3.506, to connect its AI City campus in Rio Grande do Sul to Brazil's transmission grid.Source: event
Does ANEEL need to approve Brazil's Redata data-centre tax scheme?
Aneel is not the approving body for Redata, but it is expected to say how demand conditioned on renewable power under the scheme will be served, a question still open as of 8 September 2026.Source: Lowdown data-centres briefing
Source Material
ANEEL institutional site