📋 Tender Overview
Rural producers who use electricity in irrigation and aquaculture activities now have more freedom to organize consumption and take advantage of the discounts provided for the Rural Class. Formalized by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), in partnership with the Ministries of Integration and Regional Development and Agriculture and Livestock, Normative Ordinance No. 137/2026 guarantees greater flexibility in choosing the times to use the tariff discount, allowing the consumer to adapt the benefit to the needs of the property and different production periods.
With the new rule, the discount can be used during a daily period of up to 8 hours and 30 minutes, between 9:30 pm and 5 pm, which can be: continuous or divided into up to three periods; adjusted according to different times of the year; and defined with preference for the consumer, observing periods of lower demand on the electrical system.
We are giving rural producers more autonomy to choose the times that best meet their production needs and take advantage of discounts on their energy bills. This is a measure that reduces costs, improves the planning of activities in the field and reinforces the Brazilian Governments commitment to strengthening irrigation and aquaculture in Brazil, highlights the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira.
The initiative seeks to strengthen public policy to encourage irrigation and aquaculture activities, which depend on electricity to guarantee productivity. By increasing the autonomy of rural consumers, the measure contributes to better planning of field operations and to the reduction of energy costs.
Find out how to request the benefit
To access the benefit, rural producers must install a smart energy meter specifically for irrigation. If you already have one, contact the energy distributor in your region and inform the desired times.
The measure prohibits distributors from imposing conditions that reduce consumer flexibility in defining discount times. The chosen periods must be formalized in a contract or equivalent instrument between the producer and the energy distributor. The consumer will have preference when defining the timetable, except for the period from 5pm to 9:30pm for which discounts do not apply.
Information to the pressimprensa@agro.gov.br
