Brazil

The development objective of the Eletrobras Distribution Rehabilitation Project for Brazil is to improve the financial and operational performance and the commercial... Show More + management of the six DisCos (Distribution Companies) by reducing electricity losses, increasing bill collection rates, and improving quality of service. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is service quality improvement and loss reduction. This component improve the quality of service, reducing electricity losses and increasing collection rates in electricity distribution and retail through the acquisition of goods, equipment, works and services for the following activities: i) distribution network reinforcement; ii) implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and other actions to maximize metered consumption; and iii) modernization of discos Management Information System (MIS). The second component of the project is institutional strengthening. This component strengthens of the operational capacities of the DisCos through the provision of technical assistance, training, consultancy services, studies, equipment, and operational costs in the following areas: i) performance-based management including support to project implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation by the project management unit and the six DisCos; ii) management of environmental and social impacts and processes; iii) provision of support to community outreach; and iv) provision of support to selected programs delivered at a sectoral training and research center in the Guarantor's state of Acre. Show Less -

The objective of the Amazon Region Cartography Project for Brazil is to elaborate a digital, continuous cartographic base of the Legal Amazon region in the 1:100.000... Show More + scales, which will then become part of the Brazilian national cartographic system to be used by government agencies and private sector in the performance of their activities. There are five components to the project. The first component is the review, revision, and validation of existing digital cartographic databases produced by the states of Acre, Amapa, Maranhao, Rondonia, Roraima, and Tocantins, involving 622 map sheets, or one third of the total. These databases have been produced by private firms under contract, with funds from the Natural Resources Policy Program (NRPP). The second component is the digitalization, updating, and validation of existing analog maps available in the national cartographic systems, for a total of 461 map sheets, or one fourth of the total. The third component is the production of digital maps from geo-referenced satellite images for currently un-mapped spaces in the states of Amazonas, Mato ,Grosso, and Para (450 sheets or one fourth of the Amazon). The fourth component is the adjustment and correction of the digital cartographic base of the state of Mato Grosso (282 sheets or one sixth of the total). These maps were produced with funds from the Mato Grosso Natural Resources Management Project (PRODEAGRO). Finally, the fifth component is the project management, training, dissemination, monitoring, and evaluation. This component includes management of the project by the technical secretariat in the ministry of the environment. The cartography teams in the nine state governments and of relevant federal government agencies will be trained in the use of the cartographic digital databases. Training in the process and technology of production and quality control of digital maps will be imparted to interested private sector firms. Monitoring will be based on agreed upon quantitative milestones for the various sub-products, and on agreed quality standards and include quality audits of digital maps produced. Show Less -