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Rafael Herzberg
Rafael Herzberg
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Electric power in Brazil: what's lacking?

Electric power in Brazil: what's lacking?

When the metric is the cost of energy in USD/MWh, Brazil is the most expensive among the BRICS. And by far!

It is a situation that has been going on for many years. How to turn around this situation?

I dare to point out two factors: creativity and planning.

CREATIVITY

A list of programs has - for years - been implemented with great success in many countries. The big difference is that it is a win-win. Everyone benefits!

Here in Brazil, the principle of transferring everything to the costs paid by customers still prevails: subsidies, defaults, energy theft, etc., etc.

PLANNING

A capital-intensive sector - such as the electric - thrives competitively if it offers legal certainty, respect for contracts and predictability.

This set of conditions is met if there is a well-organized strategic plan and implemented with supervision.

When will we wake up to this reality?

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