Privatization of electricity distribution in Brasil had, as one of its stated purposes, generation of sufficient … the theoretical expectation of underinvestment. There is evidence that investment since privatization was sufficient to … segment of captive consumers. This paper offers an analysis of the observed performance of COELBA since its privatization, in …

Ipea entitled "Institutional constraints to infrastructure investment". In some cases, it can be observed that when the …

Ipea entitled "Institutional constraints to infrastructure investment". In some cases, it can be observed that when the …

This paper examines how regulatory interventions can affect the market risk of electricity utilities and telecom … telecommunications' regulatory intervention are negligible, but the impact of the electricity's regulatory measure is significant, long …

This paper examines how regulatory interventions can affect the market risk of electricity utilities and telecom … telecommunications' regulatory intervention are negligible, but the impact of the electricity's regulatory measure is significant, long …

Brazil is presently going through its worse electricity supply crisis in fifty years. This happens after seven year … policy. I argue that such a policy must be based upon the acknowledgement that electricity demand in Brazil will tend to grow …. Furthermore, the large Brazilian hydropower system requires special treatment if we are to have investment in hydro and in thermal …