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Decree No. 9.863 providing for the National Programme for the Conservation of Electric Energy (Procel) and the National Prize for the Conservation and Rational Use of Energy.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Policy/planning Institution Monitoring Business/industry/corporations
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, consisting of 9 articles, establishes the National Programme for the Conservation of Electric Energy (Procel) and the National Prize for the Conservation and Rational Use of Energy. Procel, in accordance with the guidelines of the National Energy Policy and Energy Efficiency Policy of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, aims to promote actions of electric energy efficiency related to: generation, transmission and supply of energy, as well as to the final user, intended to: increase the country's competitiveness; postponing investments in the electricity sector; reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and, consequently, reduce the associated environmental impacts.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br