Ensuring access to electricity in isolated systems in the Amazon, with quality and dignity, promoting local productive use, improving quality of life and decarbonization, was the focus of the Amazon Energies 2026 Workshop. Organized by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), in partnership with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and the Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS), with support from PSR. The meeting took place in February in Manaus (Amazonas, Brazil).
During the workshop, public policies aimed at supplying electricity to isolated systems in the Amazon were presented, highlighting the Amazon Energies Program and the “Light for All” universalization program, among other initiatives. The results achieved so far and possible improvements were also discussed, focusing on expanding the productive use of energy and improving the living conditions of the communities served.
PSR supported the event by conducting discussions, moderating panels, and applying its own methodology to collect contributions and formulate recommendations for improving existing policies, as well as new initiatives aimed at universalizing and decarbonizing access to energy in isolated systems in the region. The last session was dedicated to a collaborative discussion, structured to consolidate concrete recommendations.
“Ensuring electricity in isolated systems in the Amazon goes far beyond the supply of energy. It is about creating structural conditions for local development, generating income, strengthening production chains, and promoting quality of life, respecting the social and environmental specificities of the region. At the Amazon Energy Workshop, we contributed with a structured methodology to transform the dialogue between government, regulators, distributors, and civil society into objective recommendations for improving public policies,” says Luana Gaspar, Head of Decarbonization at PSR.
Also participating in the event were Fernanda Thompson, lead analyst in Regulation and Litigation, and Rodrigo Polito, lead specialist in Communication, with support from the PSR Communications team in preparing the discussion material.
In addition to the organizing institutions, the workshop included the participation of representatives from the Ministries of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA) and Environment and Climate Change (MMA), the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), the Energy Research Company (EPE), the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), the Chamber of Electric Energy Trading (CCEE), the Institute of Energy and Environment (IEMA), and energy distributors operating in the region, such as Amazonas Energia, Roraima Energia, Equatorial Pará, and Energisa Acre, as well as representatives from local communities.
Photo credit: Jennifer Bonates / FAS
