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International Action Programme
Light for All Programme 'Luz para Todos'

Leading Actor(s) Brazil / Government of Brazil
Participating Actor(s) Ministry of Mines and Energy, Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras ELETROBRAS (Brazilian Electrical Sector Holding Company), state and private distribution utilities (63 in total), state and municipal governments, and other partnerships, such as with civil society
Main objective(s) To eliminate the electrification deficit in Brazil by the year 2008. In order to do so, there is the need for 2,5 million new connections, at an estimated cost of USD 2,6 billion.
Contents
  • The programme was enacted in a Presidential Act. The specific regulatory framework was enacted by law 10.762 in November 2003.
  • The programme aims at alleviating poverty and promoting local development by means of the electricity supply to poor communities, combined with other social government programmes, in the field of agricultural development, health and education.
  • As supply alternatives, the programme will use grid extension as well as local renewable energy systems, such as vegetable palm oil, PV for community and domestic use, and micro and small hydro. The rural supply in the Northern Region (the Amazon Region) will mostly rely on vegetable palm oil, as a replacement to the diesel alternative.
Expected results 100% electrification by the year 2008 and 2,5 million new connections, local development, at least 300,000 new jobs, income generation, technology transfer, local / regional capacity building, social inclusion, among others.
Target area / place Brazil, all regions of the country.
Arrangement(s) for financing Financing funds rose from the electricity sector.
Monitoring process and time frame Monitoring will be performed by ELETROBRAS, together with its five subsidiaries, the regulatory body ANEEL, and by the Ministry of Mines and Energy MME.