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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy -related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture. As of 1 January 2023, the minister of mines and ...
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is a top-level government entity in several countries, responsible for the oversight of mining and energy production and consumption. The following articles cover individual Ministries of Mines and Energy: Ministry of Energy and Mining (Algeria), of Algeria. Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil), of Brazil.
2023 Brazil blackout. The 2023 Brazil blackout was a power outage that occurred across Brazil on 15 August 2023 at 8:30 Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). It interrupted approximately 19 gigawatts of electric load, which was approximately 27% of the total load at that moment. [1]
In 2021, Brazil's energy production accounted for 2.0% of global production and 48.8% of South America's total. Energy consumption in Brazil increased at a slower pace, with an average annual growth rate of 0.5% between 2011 and 2021, compared to 3.3% between 2000 and 2010.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MME) has the overall responsibility for policy setting in the electricity sector while ANEEL, which is linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, is the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency created in 1996 by Law 9427.
15 July 1970 (age 53) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Political party. PSD (2011–present) Other political. affiliations. PL (1999–2005) PPS (2005–11) Alexandre Silveira de Oliveira (born 15 July 1970) is a former police chief, businessman and Brazilian politician, affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
Iron mine in Itabira, Minas Gerais. Mining in Brazil is centered on the extraction of iron (the second largest global iron ore exporter), copper, gold, aluminum (bauxite-one of the 5 biggest world's productors), manganese (one of the 5 biggest world's productors), tin (one of the biggest world's productors), niobium (concentrates 98% of the known niobium reserves in the world), and nickel.
The sole Brazilian company in charge of nuclear energy production is Eletronuclear. [4] Uranium exploration, production and export in Brazil is under state control through Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil although the government has announced it is ready to involve the private sector in the nuclear fuel industry. [5]