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T Carlos Ribeiro, XIX Legal Symposium
Alexei Vivan, XIX Legal Symposium
he Brazilian Association of Electric Power Companies – ABCE is the oldest and most traditional Brazilian electric power association with 78 years since its foundation and represents electric power generation, transmission and distribution companies. The associated companies of ABCE are the largest State owned and private group of companies of the Brazilian electric power sector. ABCE has a corporate structure of an Associated Members Meeting, a Board of Directors with Carlos Ribeiro as President and an Executive Board with Alexei Vivan as CEO. ABCE also has three committees (Legal-Regulatory, Environmental and Tax). ABCE has also teaching activities with courses and seminars about the electric power sector. The Power Electric Legal Seminar is in its 20th edition. The course about Electric Power Fundamentals for Non-engineers, the Electric Power High Executives Meeting – ENALTESSE and the course about Electric Power Accounting for nonAccountant are foreseen to occur in 2014. There is also the annual Physics and Regulatory Aspects of the Electric Power Sector Course. For 34
“The hydroelectric impact is lower than the one caused by other sources of electric power generation considered its potential and capacity of generation”. – Alexei Macorin Vivan, Chief Executive Officer of ABCE 146
October 2014