Energy and Mineral Sectors Strengthening Project II

The development objective of Second Energy and Mineral Sectors Strengthening Project is to strengthen institutional capacity for market efficiency taking into consideration climate resilience in the energy and mining sectors in Brazil. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Technical assistance to increase efficiency, long term infrastructure adequacy and climate resilience in the energy and mining sectors, has the following subcomponents: (i) Analytical work to inform reforms in the power sector; (ii) Analytical work to inform reforms in the oil and gas sector; and (iii) Analytical work to implement reforms in the mining sector. 2) The second component, Institutional strengthening of energy and mining institutions to establish and implement strategies, policies and regulation, has the following subcomponents: (i) Strengthening the regulatory, planning and operational capacity of the power sector; (ii) Strengthening the planning, regulatory and monitoring capacity of key oil and gas sector institutions; (iii) Strengthening the planning and regulatory capacity of key mining sector institutions; and (iv) Institutional and management capacity building for Ministerial and Agency Staff. 3) The third component, Implementation support, monitoring and Evaluation, and Knowledge Sharing and Dissemination, aims to provide support to the Government of Brazil to manage and coordinate all project activities financed under the project.