METHODOLOGICAL PLANNING FOR THE ELECTRICAL SECTOR: QUESTIONS FOR THE 90'S

Abstract

The methods of planning used by the Brazilian electric sector were formed during the 60's and 70's and they were perfectly adequate to the economic-institutional context of that time. However, the crisis of the 80's and the growth of neoliberalism thought, radically modified that context. On the other hand, increasing preoccupation with the environment and the efficient use of energy, originated new problems to the sector. Our thesis is that the deep changes that occurred in the context will require similar changes in the planning methods. In this paper we discuss the problems and the foreseeable context of the 90's, and the necessary methodological changes that will be necessary.