Vladimir Platonow         Reporter Agência Brasil

Rio de Janeiro – The National Electrical Energy Agency (“Aneel”) says it will send a technician to inspect the underground electricity network in the city of Rio de Janeiro so that there will be no more problems with flying manhole covers due to explosions.

“There will be a permanent inspector on duty. A team will be sent once a month to make more detailed inspections. In August, as planned, we will be making our annual inspection with a large team of experts: a rigorous, profound examination of all installations, besides looking into the services provided by the electricity company (Light”),” declared the president of Aneel, Nelson Hubner.

Hubner went on to say that Rio electricity grid performance has improved recently after the rolling blackouts that occurred during the last summer when there was a spike in demand. And he said the problem of exploding manholes would be taken care of. “Residents in Rio will be able to walk around and enjoy their very beautiful city in peace,” he declared. As for the national grid and the delivery of electricity next summer, he said that the problems that caused blackouts in the Northeast at the end of 2009 and the beginning of this year had been resolved. Hubner said that the Brazilian system is getting better all the time. And he concluded by saying he expects a rise of 5% in demand this year.

Allen Bennett – translator/editor The News in English

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