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Brazil · Procedimentos de Rede.

Submódulo 2.10 model validation dossiers, commissioning reports, energization studies. Native Portuguese authorship at source — adapted to the conventions ONS technical reviewers expect. Methodology developed, framework knowledge in place, ready to mobilize on confirmed scope.

RegulatorANEEL
System operatorONS
FrameworkProcedimentos de Rede
SubmissionONS-Web portal
AuthorshipPortuguês · nativo
Sistema Interligado NacionalSIN · The Brazilian interconnected power system · 220+ GW installed capacity
/ 01 · The framework

Procedimentos de Rede. Who runs it.

Brazil's grid code framework — the Procedimentos de Rede — is a modular technical regulation organized into submódulos. Any generator interconnected to the Sistema Interligado Nacional (SIN) — Brazil's continental-scale grid spanning 220+ GW of installed capacity — must comply with the relevant submódulos as a condition of operation in the Brazilian wholesale market.

The framework is administered jointly: ANEEL sets the regulation, ONS operates the system and reviews technical submissions, and EPE handles energy planning. Together with the generator agents (the IPPs, utilities and traders that compose the Mercado de Curto Prazo), they form the regulated ecosystem an independent filings practice has to navigate.

ANEEL

The regulatorAgência Nacional de Energia Elétrica

The federal energy regulator. Approves the Procedimentos de Rede and its amendments. Sets the rules generators, transmission concessionaires and the wholesale market operate under.

Sets the regulation
ONS

The system operatorOperador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico

Receives, reviews and approves all Procedimentos de Rede technical filings. Operates the SIN in real time. The Submódulo 2.10 model validation dossier is filed through ONS systems.

Reviews the filings
SIN

The gridSistema Interligado Nacional

The Brazilian interconnected system — 220+ GW of generation, ~150,000 km of transmission lines, dominantly hydro with rapidly growing wind, solar, and BESS. One of the largest synchronously-operated grids in the world.

The regulated system
/ 02 · Document types we file

Submódulos & dossiers.

Brazilian compliance is structured around submódulos — modular sub-codes within the Procedimentos de Rede. The Submódulo 2.10 dossier (dynamic model validation) is the most common deliverable for grid-tie generation; the 10-series submódulos cover operational obligations after commercial entry.

Portuguese authorship is at source — drafted directly in Brazilian Portuguese with the technical terminology ONS reviewers use, not translated from English. Cross-references between submódulos matter; we preserve them.

Submódulo 2.10

Dynamic model validation

Validação de Modelos Dinâmicos

The technical dossier validating dynamic simulation models against measured field data — covering AVR, governor, synchronous machine and IBR control models. Required for interconnection acceptance and for any subsequent equipment retrofit.

Submódulo 2.11

Commissioning criteria

Critérios de Comissionamento

Acceptance criteria framework for new generation entering service. Covers test sequences, performance bands, and the commissioning report (Relatório de Comissionamento) deliverables ONS expects before authorizing commercial operation.

Submódulos 10.x

Operational obligations

Procedimentos Operativos

Real-time operational obligations after commercial entry — telemetry, AGC integration, ancillary services, system protection coordination. The continuing-compliance side of grid code beyond initial commissioning.

Energization studies

Pre-energization analysis

Estudos de Energização

Switching and energization transient studies required before first-energization of major equipment. EMT-domain studies covering switching surges, transformer inrush, lightning coordination and IBR control interactions.

/ 03 · Submission process

Four phases. ONS-Web native.

Brazilian filings flow through the ONS submission systems — primarily the ONS-Web portal — with cross-references to ANEEL when regulatory amendments or approvals are required. Native Portuguese drafting and ONS-format conventions are non-negotiable for first-review approval; mistranslations from English-source documents are a common rejection cause.

The methodology travels from our Mexican practice: data consolidation, native-language authoring, portal submission, regulator defense. The local layer — language, format, regulator expectations — is what we tune per market.

01

Submódulo scope confirmation

Which submódulos apply. ONS technical contact. Cross-reference matrix with ANEEL requirements. Compliance scope locked.

02

Data consolidation & modeling

Field test data, dynamic models, energization study results consolidated. Cross-checked against the Submódulo 2.10 / 2.11 requirements.

03

Native Portuguese authoring

Dossier authoring in Brazilian Portuguese at source. ONS format conventions, internal cross-references, technical terminology aligned.

04

ONS-Web submission & defense

Portal submission with traceability. Query response within ONS review windows. Defense through final acceptance.

/ 04 · Methodology ready

Engagement-ready. Not aspirational.

We have not yet filed a Submódulo 2.10 dossier through ONS-Web on behalf of a Brazilian client. That is a statement we make plainly. What we have is the methodology, the language and the framework knowledge — built across 50+ filings in Mexico and applied identically to any well-defined grid code framework. Brazil is a market we're ready to enter on confirmed scope.

The credential we sell is the methodology, not the country.

What's in place today

Brazil: methodology, language, framework — all ready to mobilize.

Below is the working inventory of what's prepared and ready for a Brazilian engagement. The track record is yet to be built in-market; the practice that builds it is already operational.

Native Brazilian Portuguese authorship at source — not translated
Submódulo 2.10 / 2.11 dossier templates aligned to ONS format conventions
Cross-platform simulator fluency (PSS®E, DIgSILENT, EMTP, ETAP)
Engineering standards overlay (IEEE 421.5, IEC 61400-27, IEEE 1547)
Energization-study (EMT) capability — Submódulo 23 references
Direct working relationships with regulators (built in Mexico, transferable in process)
/ 05 · Standards & references

Procedimentos de Rede references.

The Procedimentos de Rede is published and maintained by ONS, with regulatory approval from ANEEL. The submódulos listed below are the ones most commonly relevant for generation interconnection and continuing compliance filings.

International engineering standards (IEEE, IEC, ANSI) overlay the local framework — Brazil's grid code is the Brazilian-specific layer; the underlying engineering standards are global and shared with our work in any market.

Brazilian regulatory framework

Procedimentos de Rede

Modular grid code published by ONS under ANEEL approval. Continuously updated; the references below are the most active for generation compliance work as of 2026.

  • Submódulo 2.10Validação de modelos dinâmicos
  • Submódulo 2.11Critérios e procedimentos de comissionamento
  • Submódulo 2.3Premissas e critérios técnicos de estudos
  • Submódulos 10.xProcedimentos operativos
  • Submódulo 23Estudos elétricos para a Rede Básica
  • Resoluções ANEELRegulatory amendments & resolutions
International engineering standards

IEEE · IEC · ANSI overlays

The engineering standards Procedimentos de Rede references and that GCE applies inside Brazilian filings. Used for test methodology, equipment models, protection coordination and dynamic model validation.

  • IEEE 421.5Excitation system models
  • IEEE 1110Synchronous machine modeling
  • IEEE 2800IBR transmission interconnection
  • IEC 60034Rotating electrical machines
  • IEC 61400-27Wind turbine models
  • ANSI/IEEE C37Protection coordination
/ 07 · Start your Brazil engagement

Submódulo dossier on your roadmap?
Let's discuss the scope.

Tell us about your facility, which submódulos apply, and your ONS submission target. We come back within two business days with scope, schedule and quote — in Portuguese or English.