Eletrobras and the equipment suppliers for the Brazilian electricity sector (1960 to 1980)

Authors

  • Carla Muller Sasse Universidade de São Paulo
  • Alexandre Macchione Saes Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.115466

Keywords:

Electric power, capital goods, Eletrobrás

Abstract

The article evaluates the formation of the custom capital goods for the electricity sector as part of a new investment cycle encouraged by the Brazilian state between 1960 and 1970. To this end we make use of the data of the largest consumer of electrical equipment at that time, the company Eletrobras. The article analyzes the profile of the most expensive electrical equipment used by Eletrobras in its hydroelectric projects, confirmating the idea that the economic policy of governments in that period was decisive for the definition of suppliers and therefore to create the national industry development possibilities.

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Author Biographies

  • Carla Muller Sasse, Universidade de São Paulo
    Mestre em História Econômica pelo Programa de História Econômica – FFLCH/USP
  • Alexandre Macchione Saes, Universidade de São Paulo
    Professor Doutor – Departamento de Economia da FEA/USP e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História Econômica – FFLCH/USP - Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade – FEA/USP

Published

2016-06-30

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How to Cite

SASSE, Carla Muller; SAES, Alexandre Macchione. Eletrobras and the equipment suppliers for the Brazilian electricity sector (1960 to 1980). Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 174, p. 199–234, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.115466. Disponível em: https://journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/115466.. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.