Brazil: Tax incentive for small engines

Tax incentive for the production of models with engines under 1,000cc

Date Implemented: 1993

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: http://www.iea.org/Textbase/work/2006/indicators_apr26/Schaefer_Brazil.p...

Brazil: Electric Sector Model- Law 10.848/2004

Motivated by the necessity to adapt the sector to the post-deregulation environment, the National Congress approved a new financial and regulatory model for the electric sector involving operations, bidding on and trading electric energy. Also creates new governmental agencies, such as the Energy Research Company (EPE), Electric System Monitoring Committee (CMSE), and the Electric Power Chamber of Commerce (CCEE).

Date Implemented: 2004

Brazil: Biodiesel Program

Brazil: Luz no Campo - Light in the Countryside Rural Electrification program

The largest rural electrification program undertaken in Brazil, Luz no Campo intended to electrify one million rural homes in a three year period.

Brazil: Programme of Incentives for Alternative Electricity Sources (PROINFA) Programa de Incentivo a Fontes Alternativas de Energia Elétrica- Law 10438

Brazil: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction in Brazilian Industry (GERBI)

This program aims to support Brazilian industry to create market-based transactions that use energy efficiency to reduce GHG emissions.

Funding Information: World Bank, Candadian International Development Agency

References: http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/Performancereview6/$file/CCCDF-English.pdf

http://3countryee.org/Paris/ProjectFindings_Govindarajalu.pdf 

Brazil: Restructuring energy market

Brazil: Resolution 245 (Law No. 5.899/73, section 13, Law No. 9.648, section 11)

Establishes the conditions for the distribution of the Fuel Concessionaire Account (CCC) to electricity generating undertakings implemented in isolated electricity systems, that either replace power produced from fossil fuel or meet new load demand.

Date Implemented: 1999

Status: In Force

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Brazil: RGR - Global Reversion Reserve (Law No. 5.655/71, section 4, Law No. 9.427 - section 13).

 This tax was designed to “provide funds for reversion, merger, expansion and improvement of energy public services.” It is incorporated into the rates for distribution to be paid by users of the electrical utility’s system.

Date Implemented: 1971

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Brazil: Luz para todos

Demonstration projects. Energy will be free for low-income consumers, and for residential consumers with consumption less than 80kW/month, tariffs will be reduced.

Date Implemented: 2003