September 20, 2024 4:21 PM

Brazil energy authorities approve returning to daylight saving time as drought bites

Brazilian energy authorities have approved bringing back daylight saving time, a senior official said on Thursday, to save energy as the country faces a major drought that has hit power generation. Before it goes into effect, reinstating daylight savings time will need to be backed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. A prolonged drought in Brazil has affected some of the country's largest hydroelectric plants, including two fed by an Amazonian river, forcing a shift to more energy imports ...