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< 44 > Trading Desk In 2022, AES Brasil structured a new relevant instrument to maximize the performance of its generation portfolio: the Energy Trading Desk, which was implemented in August. The proposal is to use intelligence to maximize revenue in a scenario of abundance/scarcity of natural resources and ensure resilience, aiming to sell a portion of available energy in advance. The Trading Desk seeks to complement the portfolio management in its full potential, backed by statistical surveys and weather maps, in addition to supporting the commercial and retail departments. Trading risk management It has the capacity to maximize AES Brasil's operation in the new retail market as well as the large and medium- sized energy consumers market, whether through contracts, PPAs, or self-production, accessing the liquidity of each segment and anticipating price trends. In order to structure the Trading Desk, we relied on the strong support of the Risks team, who designed our operation framework in order to reduce market risk exposure. Processes have been designed reflecting how energy transfers occur in the portfolio, what their limits are and what metrics operators must meet to operate in the market. Six financial metrics track the performance of the trading desk with triggers that call the attention of committees. The goal is to preserve good governance through the use of conservative credit criteria, preventing trading with players that are not part of the strategy initially defined. To guide these operations, we created the Market Risk Management and the Credit Risk Management Policies. Together in the retail market In December 2020, we entered into a partnership with Tendência Energia, a consulting firm specializing in energy management, to act as our sales channel for small- and medium- sized corporate consumers, who are able to migrate to the free market across Brazil. Initially present in the Southeast region, we soon began the partnership's expansion to the Northeast region, opening its first office in the state of Ceará in January 2022. By the end of 2022, there were more than 10 AES Brasil's regional sales representation offices, via Tendência Energia, spread throughout Brazil. We also have the Energia+ digital platform, which offers a completeonline experience for retail sale for customers who want to migrate to the free market. (learn more on page 19) 2022 Integrated Sustainability Report > Resilience aes Brasil

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