Summary of Private Participation in The Electricity Sector
In Brazil, large government-controlled companies dominate the electricity sector. Federally owned Eletrobrás holds about 40% of capacity (including 50% of Itaipú), with state-companies CESP, Cemig and Copel controlling 8%, 7% and 5% of generation capacity respectively. About 27% of generation assets are currently in the hands of private investors.
Transmission, it has remained almost exclusively under government control through both federal (Electrobras) and state companies (mainly Sao-Paulo-CTEEP, Minas Gerais-Cemig, and Parana-Copel) until recently. However, under the new sector regulatory model, there are about 40 transmission As for distribution, there are 49 utilities with distribution concessions and about 64% of distribution assets are controlled by private sector companies.
| Activity | Private participation (%) |
|---|---|
| Generation | 10% |
| Transmission | mostly public |
| Distribution | 64% |
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