T 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 non- Accountant 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 ”.