📋 Tender Overview
The Luz para Todos (Light for All) Program (LPT) recorded record investments in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period every year since its creation in 2003. According to data collected by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) with related entities in the electricity sector, between January and June of this year, R$998 million has already been invested in the initiative that aims to bring electricity to all Brazilian families.
“President Lula has resumed the investment agenda for one of the main programs to guarantee dignity for all Brazilians. In 2023, R$720 million was invested in the first half of the year alone, and we ended the year with a total of R$1.4 billion. If we keep up the pace, with the support and leadership of President Lula, this year we will end with another record,” says Minister Alexandre Silveira.
The years 2020, 2021 and 2022 saw, in sequence, R$352 million, R$245 million and R$595 million in investments in the first semesters. These years ended, respectively, with R$749 million, R$557 million and R$1.2 billion in total value in investments made in the program.
The state of Pará received the largest investment in the first six months of 2024 through the LPT program, with R$886 million. In February of this year, Minister Alexandre Silveira announced investments of R$2.6 billion in new contracts for the state with the commitment to serve an additional 70,000 families. Next came the states of Amapá, with R$52 million, and Amazonas, with R$26 million.
