{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/epe-rio-grande-do-sul-grid-resilience-study-october-2026",
  "slug": "epe-rio-grande-do-sul-grid-resilience-study-october-2026",
  "category": "transmission-substations",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://epe.gov.br/pt/imprensa/noticias/epe-publica-estudo-de-atendimento-a-regiao-sul-do-rio-grande-do-sul-com-solucoes-para-aumento-da-resiliencia-da-infraestrutura-local-diante-de-eventos-climaticos-extremos",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Brazil",
    "Electricity transmission",
    "Grid resilience",
    "Rio Grande do Sul",
    "October 2026"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "EPE recommends R$3.09 billion in grid works for southern Rio Grande do Sul",
    "summary": "A new planning study proposes transmission and distribution upgrades to improve supply resilience in southern Rio Grande do Sul.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "A regional grid plan shaped by flood risk",
        "paragraphs": [
          "EPE published its study on 2 October, recommending a package of transmission and distribution works for southern Rio Grande do Sul. The proposals include new supply points in São Gabriel, Universitária, Dom Pedrito, São Lourenço, Piratini and Tabatinga, plus a new 138 kV yard at the Alegrete 2 substation. The study responds to expected demand growth and the need for more reliable service."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE)",
            "url": "https://epe.gov.br/pt/imprensa/noticias/epe-publica-estudo-de-atendimento-a-regiao-sul-do-rio-grande-do-sul-com-solucoes-para-aumento-da-resiliencia-da-infraestrutura-local-diante-de-eventos-climaticos-extremos"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Resilience is part of the design",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The selected package represents about R$3.09 billion in estimated investment, including roughly R$1.43 billion on the Basic Network. EPE says the planning also reflects lessons from the 2024 floods, which damaged electricity assets in the state. These are recommended future works, not completed construction."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE)",
            "url": "https://epe.gov.br/pt/imprensa/noticias/epe-publica-estudo-de-atendimento-a-regiao-sul-do-rio-grande-do-sul-com-solucoes-para-aumento-da-resiliencia-da-infraestrutura-local-diante-de-eventos-climaticos-extremos"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}