“Aneel [Brazil's regulator] has limited to 4% power supply changes after theauction, and this is not good for the wind sector,” she said.

Melo said the government agrees with Abeeolica's argumentthat this limit should be higher, but claimed that there is not enough time tochange the rules without delaying the auction, scheduled for June 6.

According to Melo, wind developers need broader limitsfor changes to allow them to negotiate more effectively with turbine suppliers.

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