São Paulo – Research in innovative technologies in electric energy should receive US$ 53 million, according to information disclosed by the federal government on Monday (5). The resources will be turned to the Project for Technical Assistance in the Energy and Mineral Sectors (Meta), coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
The objective of the program is to contribute to expansion and consolidation of advances in the Brazilian energy and mining sectors, granting support to competitiveness and to economic and sustainable growth of the country. Among the actions planned by the head office of Brazilian energy companies, monitoring and control of the electric sector, environmental sustainability projects and social insertion, the Light for All programme and alternative energy sources, among others.
Part of the funds – US$ 49 million – will come from the World Bank. The institution’s director in Brazil, Makhtar Diop, pointed out the importance of support to production of clean energy. "The Brazilian energy matrix is the cleanest in the word, which, to us, is an example.”
*Translated by Mark Ament
