Brazil programs / Brazil project 512-0278 · 1967–1970 · energy · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
LOAN PROVIDED TO CENTRAIS ELECTRICAS BIASILEIRAS S.A. (ELETROBRAS) TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF BRAZILIAN ELECTRICAL UTILITIES TO OPERATE POWER SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTED BY EXTRA-HIGH VOLTAGE (EHV) TIES. DEC abstract (PD-AAA-313-B1)
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The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
LOAN PROVIDED TO CENTRAIS ELECTRICAS BIASILEIRAS S.A. (ELETROBRAS) TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF BRAZILIAN ELECTRICAL UTILITIES TO OPERATE POWER SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTED BY EXTRA-HIGH VOLTAGE (EHV) TIES. LOAN WILL FINANCE DOLLAR COSTS OF US TRAINING FOR BRAZILIAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN EHV AND INTERCONNECTED SYSTEM TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ELETROBRAS - A HOLDING CORPORATION FOR ALL POWER UTILITIES OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PARTICIPANT PROGRAM WILL TRAIN 10 GRADUATE ENGINEERS PER YEAR FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. THE 18-MONTH PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF 6-MONTHS OF PREREQUISITE COURSES AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, FOLLOWED BY 2 SEMESTERS OF STUDY IN THE US AND 2 MONTHS OF PRACTICAL TRAINING WITH US POWER COMPANIES, POWER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, AND CONSULTING FIRMS IN THE POWER FIELD. TWO US CONSULTANTS WILL WORK WITH ELETROBRAS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR 2 YEARS. A POWER RATE SPECIALIST WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE DETERMINATION OF RATE LEVELS AND FORMS FOR THE MAJOR POWER CONSUMING INDUSTRIES. COUNTERPART PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN POWER RATE DESIGN. THE OTHER CONSULTANT WILL BE A SPECIALIST IN POWER POOL OPERAT
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAA-313-B1 (1967). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Brazil.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from design document year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | implementer Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. | 1970 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 2 sources |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | 1969 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Mission to Brazil | 1967 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Energy (power, fuels, renewables, efficiency) 69%; Program management, planning and administration 7%; Agriculture: policy, land tenure and land reform 7%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
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Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTROBRAS POWER TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - BRAZIL (LOAN AGREEMENT NO. 512-L-070) | 1969 | PD-AAB-690-A1 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| REPORT BY US COURSE SUPERVISOR OF THE ELECTROBRAS POWER EDUCATION PROJECT FOR 10 ENGINEERS IN GROUP 3 OF CESE | 1970 | PD-AAA-314-A1 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| Brazil | 1967 to 1970 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 4 sources |