FGV promotes seminar on the challenges and future of the electricity sector in Brazil

FGV Conhecimento promoted, on October 31, 2025, the seminar “Perspectives for the Energy Sector: Regulation, Resilience, Innovation, and Data Centers,” an event linked to the FGV Law Energy and Infrastructure Forum. The meeting gathered experts from the public and private spheres to discuss the contemporary challenges of electric power distribution in Brazil and propose ways to ensure quality services, fair tariffs, and legal security for investors and consumers.

Coordinated by Benjamin Zymler, minister of the Court of Accounts of the Union (TCU) and academic coordinator of FGV Law, the seminar featured the presence of authorities such as the Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, and the general director of Aneel, Sandoval Feitosa. Zymler highlighted that the TCU has been seeking to strengthen the dialogue between regulators, ministries, and the private sector to improve governance and the efficiency of concessions.

During the meeting, Alexandre Silveira emphasized the importance of accelerating the signing of contracts for distributors whose grants expire from 2026. The minister stressed that “creating appropriate economic conditions is fundamental for companies to take on new commitments and deliver concrete results.”

The discussions also addressed the need to increase investments in resilience and technological innovation. Solange Ribeiro, vice-president of Neoenergia, pointed out that companies in the area have intensified the adoption of technologies that increase the reliability of the network, such as self-healing systems and direct communication with consumers in the event of failures.

Another highlight was the role of data centers in the energy context and Brazil's potential to become a global reference in the area. Alexandre Nogueira, president of Light, emphasized that Rio gathers strategic advantages for hosting these enterprises, an aspect reinforced by Osmar Lima, Municipal Secretary of Economic Development of Rio, who highlighted the combination in the city of robust energy infrastructure, extensive international connectivity, and public policies aimed at the digital economy. Joisa Dutra, director of FGV Ceri, added that “gigaloads” should be treated as vectors of flexibility in the electrical system, through measures such as the incorporation of optimization technologies, such as dynamic line rating (DLR).

Participants at the event stated that aligning the pace of implementation of these enterprises with the advancement of transmission networks is essential to ensure the sustainability and efficiency of the electrical system.