The federal government extended the term “Luz Para Todos” until December 31, 2026 and “Mais Luz para a Amazônia” until December 31, 2030. Previously, the two programs for universal access to and use of electricity would end this year 2022. The expansion is contained in a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette (DOU) this Thursday (30)
Under the legislation, the initiatives are supplied with resources from the Energy Development Account (CDE) to expand, through predefined goals, electricity services to remote locations in the country, with priority being given to low-income families, rural settlements and indigenous communities. and quilombolas.
According to the General Secretariat of the Presidency, data from the Ministry of Mines and Energy show that, of the goals approved by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), R$ 2.6 billion in investments are still needed under the Luz Para Todos project. .
In the case of the program aimed at the Amazon, the estimate is that more than R$ 11.3 billion will still be needed to subsidize the cost of works for the universalization of electric energy in the region.
Source: CNN Brasil
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