90 percent discount on electricity for fish farms in Brazil

Aquaculture farms in the northern region of Brazil will be getting an 80 to 90 percent discount on their electricity bill, the agriculture sector already receive this discount from the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) negotiated this resolution known as Resolution 414 and it was passed on the September 9, 2010.

This finally showed that aquaculture had been recognised as a farming activities, aquaculture production has grown by 43 percent in Brazil in the period between 2007-2009. Making aquaculture the fastest growing national activity. Resolution 414 from ANEEL establishes that fish farmers receive special discounts on their electricity consumption rates. Read more...