Relationship with the Government and the Industry
CTEEP participates actively in forums and institutions intended to develop Brazil's electricity industry and has an close relationship with the main Government bodies.
The Company also has representatives on the Board of Directors, Committees and Commissions of the following government bodies and trade associations: ANEEL (the Brazilian Electric Energy Agency); ONS (the National Electric System Operator); ABRATE (the Brazilian Association of Large Electricity Transmission Companies); ABRACONEE (the Brazilian Association of Electricity Industry Accountants); ABDIB (the Brazilian Association of the Infrastructure and the Basic Industry) ABCE (the Brazilian Association of Electric Concessionaires); ABRASCA (the Brazilian Association of Publicly-Held Companies); CEPEL (Electric Energy Research Center); CierBracier (the CIER Brazilian Committee); CIGRÉ (the Brazilian National Committee for Electric Energy Production and Transmission); Instituto Acende Brasil; São Paulo State Department of Sanitation and Energy.
In order to maintain its independence from the Brazilian political scene, CTEEP engaged in no lobbying activities and made no financial or in-kind contributions to any political parties, campaigns or related institutions in 2013. In addition, the Company received no financial assistance from the government, except access to financing lines from public institutions and R&D grants, as explained in the Management Report. (GRI EC4; SO5; SO6)
Industry Events
To disseminate the knowledge acquired through research on cutting-edge technology, CTEEP participated in a series of electric industry events in 2013. Some of these events were:
- VII CITENEL and III SEENEL - the Conference on Technological Innovation in Electric Energy and the Seminar on Energy Efficiency in the Electricity Industry, organized by ANEEL, in August 2013, with the main theme ''Innovation with Responsibility: Overcoming Barriers and Adding Value''.
- XXII SNPTEE - The National Seminar on Electric Energy Production and Transmission, in October 2013, is considered the top event of the industry.. CTEEP participated promi nently in the event by presenting three papers from its R&D Program and 12 technical papers, one of which was ranked first in the Transformer Study Group.
- III SIGAMT - The Internacional Seminar on Asset Management, Transmission Maintenance and Electricity Industry Performance, between June 10 and 12, 2013, was coordinated by CTEEP, supported by BRACIER - the Brazilian Committee of the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER) and organized by CIGRÉ Brasil (the Brazilian National Committee for Electric Energy Production and Transmission).
- BRACIER Seminar - CTEEP also participated in the 4th Seminar on Socially-Responsible Management in the Electricity Industry in Latin America, organized by the Brazilian Committee for the Regional Energy Integration (BRACIER). The event was attended by social responsibility professionals from difference electric utilities. On that occasion, CTEEP's Strategic Management Department was able to present the Amigos da Energia (Friends of Energy) project in the ''Ethical Relationship for Development and Competitiveness" module.
