Support Consumer Protection: Public Sector
This technical cooperation (TC) grant seeks to broaden consumer participation in the privatization of the public utilities sectors, such as water, electricity and telecommunications, as well as in the monitoring and control of the provision of these basic services. The TC has four components: (a) evaluation of the regulatory frameworks of the public utilities sectors in the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paraná, to include a workshop and initial preparation of the action plans; (b) preparation and implementation of the action plans by the project coordination team (PCT), which will also monitor and evaluate the services provided (in term, of quality/price ratio, level of consumer satisfaction, and geographic coverage of the different services); (c) training for consumer associations through workshops and seminars open to other Brazilian states as well as the three selected; and (d) a public information campaign promoting consumer rights, rational utility use, and sustained consumption, through educational television and radio programs, Consumer S.A. magazine, booklets and brochures, the Internet, primary and secondary school teacher workshops, and a national seminar.

Project Detail

Country

Brazil

Project Number

TC9802035

Approval Date

February 3, 1999

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE

Subsector

REFORM / MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE

Lending Instrument

Multilateral Investment Fund Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

MIF

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

-

Total Cost

USD 1,668,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 834,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 834,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/MH-6375-BR Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Human Resource Facility Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/MH-6375-BR
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Human Resource Facility
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable