During 2023, the management of the operation and maintenance of the Belo Monte HPP underwent significant transformations, which resulted in positive and consistent performance. These advances are the result of the application of reliability engineering, which means ensuring that the operation works reliably over time, minimizing failures and maximizing its availability. The availability of the complex’s generating units reached 98.85% at the end of the year, the highest mark for the project.
AVAILABILITY INDEX BELO MONTE COMPLEX
The Availability Index of an hydroelectric plant is a measurement that indicates the plant’s ability to be available and operating to generate electric energy during a given period. This index is calculated by the relationship between the time the plant was in operation (available time) and the total time of the period analyzed. In other words, the higher the availability index, the greater the amount of time the plant has been generating energy continuously, which is an indication of operational efficiency.
High availability means that the plant is operating reliably and stably, contributing to the security of energy supply.
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