The Concentration of Infrastructure Services in the
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The Concentration of Infrastructure Services in the
THE CONCENTRATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT LEVELS IN BRAZIL AND THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR1 Maurício Serrão Piccinini2 1. Introduction Brazil is currently undergoing a number of reforms specifically oriented to put it back on the track of sustained economic growth and to make it competitive in international markets. Of particular significance in this regard are reforms to create conditions to attract private effort to engage in the recovery of efficiency and expansion of infrastructure facilities, a vital step to encourage new investments in industrial sectors and to reduce the “Brazil cost3” with a resulting boost to both employment rates and social well-being. The government’s shrinking ability to invest experienced over the past few years as a result of the public finance crisis has caused the Administration to open up a number of infrastructure segments to private exploitation. However, infrastructure privatization goes beyond the sale of assets. It involves concession of various public services to private enterprises at the federal as well as state and local levels, the two latter equally responsible both for providing infrastructure services either directly or indirectly and for their regulation. The targets of privatization (sale or concession) vary depending on government level and from industry to industry, involving sizable figures. Ultimately, infrastructure privatization requires a new regulatory framework defining clear operating rules for the private companies involved and a new concession-plus-funding model in response to the new roles to be taken on by both the private sector and the government as well as the heavy investment needs of the target segments, which will demand a diversified funding mix. All of this will call for a certain measure of retraining within government spheres. They have to be prepared to perform their new functions in a privatized environment, particularly the less developed states and municipalities. This article discusses private participation in the infrastructure sector and how the latter is allocated among the different government levels. Section 2 below reviews the backdrop of structural reforms where infrastructure privatization is taking place and the need to consider transferring the assets and management of such services, as well as defining a new regulatory model and 1 This work is an updated version of the article published in Revista do BNDES, n. 6, December 1996, pp. 79-113, Rio de Janeiro. 2 Ph.D., manager of the Economic Department, in the Planning Area of BNDES. The author thanks Armando Castelar Pinheiro for the important suggestions to the elaboration of this article and the Infrastructure Area of BNDES for the supplied information. 3 Additional cost of producing in Brazil due to high taxes, interest rates and labour costs and to the low quality of infrastructure services in comparison with international standards. 1 a new funding model into a single product. The third section outlines privatization targets in the several infrastructure segments, trying to provide a comprehensive picture of their current allocation within public spheres and investment requirements. Section four presents the conclusions of this review, arguing that successful privatization of the many infrastructure segments will hinge on a fully prepared and well trained public service. 2. Structural Reforms and Infrastructure Privatization Resuming sustained economic growth in Brazil and joining international markets in a competitive way have entailed a number of structural reforms by the government. To modernize and integrate the Brazilian economy to the rest of the world, the reform drive began in the late ‘80s and were stepped up in the ‘90s. On the one hand, competition among companies was stimulated by lifting some protection afforded to industries then shielded against the pressures of competition and by using the market as a mechanism for orienting resource allocation. On the other hand, government intervention was gradually withdrawn. These policies were put into practice via trade liberalization, deregulation and privatization. Trade liberalization occurred by degrees. The government has been reducing the protection extended to domestic manufacturers since 1988. In addition to changes in the rates introduced between 1988 and 1989, bringing down average import duties from 51% to 35%, most non-tariff barriers were phased out by 1990. In 1992 the ban on certain computer goods imports was lifted and a program to gradually reduce duties by 1995 was activated. On the export end, the process begun in the mid-80s stepped up after 1990. Several subsidies were eliminated and incentives drastically slashed on average from 3.1% of GDP between 1981 and 1984 to 1.3% between 1990 and 1991, despite the substantial rise in exports during those periods. In 1990 the government launched the National Deregulation Program to expose to competition markets formerly protected. It had two basic guidelines: one to eliminate redundant legislation and trim down red tape, i.e. rules and regulations; and a second directed at stimulating competition and consumer protection. Among the many initiatives taken between 1990 and 1992, a vital move was the repeal of 113,768 decrees out of the 123,370 then in force, unburdening a variety of bureaucratic procedures. In addition and to strengthen the 1962 antitrust law, two new laws were enacted respectively in 1991 and 1994: Law 8,158 drafted with the clear purpose of stimulating domestic competition and advance trade liberalization, and Law 8,884 consolidating the free competition protection legislation. The consumer protection act – Law 8,078 -- came into effect in 1991, while regulations hindering competition in the insurance industry were partially abolished. Deregulation also affected areas such as fuel distribution and steel transportation, where entry barriers were lifted. Competition among ports was encouraged via partial deregulation of dock 2 worker hiring practices and allowing companies operating their own to move third party cargo. Last but certainly not least, the constitutional reforms performed in 1995 easing government monopolies in industries where financial constraints had limited public investment. Federal and state monopolies were broken in sectors such as piped gas distribution, coastal and inland navigation, telecommunications and oil. The most-favored status extended to small domestic-capital Brazilian companies to the detriment of foreign equity companies was eliminated, while the legal definition of Brazilian company was expanded to allow foreign companies of any size located in Brazil the right to exploit, either by concession or permit, services then limited to governmentowned or private Brazilian companies of domestic capital only. Mining and hydro power developments were also opened to foreign enterprises.4 Laws 8,987 (the Concession Law) and 9,074 were also enacted in 1995 setting up a strong regulatory framework for concession of public utilities. On 08.21.96 a constitutional amendment approved by Congress on 06.19.96 was promulgated breaking the state monopoly in the reinsurance business, held since 1939 by the Brazilian Reinsurance Institute (IRB).5 This measure will help provide coverage for the several classes of liabilities inherent in the development of project finance for major infrastructure initiatives and which have constituted a barrier to the participation of private capital in such undertakings. Although these actions are expected to have a significant impact on infrastructure sectors such as energy, telecommunications, transport (rail, road and other public modalities), basic sanitation and water supply where the highly concentrated markets made up of legal monopolies are not exposed to competition from imports or threatened by new market entrants, there is still much to be done, particularly regarding the latest constitutional reforms requiring specific regulation. The privatization effort started in 1981 when the Special Privatization Commission was empowered has completed its industrial stage and currently faces the challenge of tackling the mining and infrastructure sectors. Along 1981/89, the federal government sold 38 companies, transferred another 18 to state administrations, merged 10 government-owned companies with other federal institutions, shut down four companies and leased one. Most of those initiatives involved reprivatization of small low income companies in the main funded by the government itself. Since 1990, the Brazilian Privatization Program (PND) gained a new momentum with inclusion of some large size and 4 See Piccinini and Triches (1995) for a more detailed discussion about constitutional reforms. 5 The constitutional amendment passed by Congress changes item II of article 192 of the Federal Constituition and will be regulated by a statutory law. The Brazilian insurance industry comprises approximately 140 companies whose net worth protected by IRB tops US$ 6 billion, with technical reserve of nearly US$ 7 billion [O Globo (20.06.96)]. 3 solid GOEs (government-owned enterprises). Foreign investors were invited to participate then, albeit to a limited extent. Between 1991 and 1994 thirty-three GOEs were sold generating US$ 8.232 billion in proceeds, while US$ 395.5 million were collected from the sale of minority equity stakes. The currency most often used during this phase were domestic debt papers. In 1995, the government created a National Privatization Council (CND) to oversee the PND. Some key actions were taken that year to speed up the privatization process, including the sale of all remaining industrial GOEs, inclusion of leading competitive companies in the PND, e.g. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) of the mining industry, and the start of a new cycle where the program was extended to the infrastructure sector. Some initiatives are already under way in this area. Under the PND and up to December 1996, Escelsa and and Light were sold in the electric power sector, while five of the six regional systems into which Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (RFFSA) split up were sold: the Mideastern, Western, Southeastern, Teresa Cristina and Southern railroads. Escelsa brought in US$ 399.9 million and Light sold for US$ 2,270.9 million. The chief privatization currencies used were securitized federal debt papers (US$ 705.2 million), Agrarian Debt Bonds (US$ 208.7 million) and cash (US$ 1,756.1 million). RFFSA’s Mideastern line sold for US$ 316.1 million to a joint venture of several Brazilian companies and one foreign partner (Railtex, United States); the Western line went to foreign investors (Noel Group, United States) for US$ 63.4 million; the Southeastern sold for US$ 888.9 million; the Teresa Cristina line sold for US$ 18.5 million and Southern sold for US$216.6 million, the last three to diferent pools of Brazilian. Sales proceeds for all five were in cash, part as a down payment and the remainder in installments. The CND has scheduled the last RFFSA railroad line to be sold by mid-1997. Furthermore, at the state level, the electricity distribution company of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Cerj) was sold for US$ 587.4 million; CRT, the telecommunication company of the State of Rio Grande do Sul sold for US$ 655.6 million and Ferroeste, a railroad company of the State of Paraná sold for US$ 24.9 million. Furthermore, CVRD was recently sold to a joint venture of Brazilian companies, pension and investment funds and a foreign bank (Nations Bank, from USA). The privatization proceeds amounted to about US$ 3.2 billion and were in cash, corresponding to 41.73% of the company’s voting capital and about 27% of its total capital. Another major initiative occurred in transportation under the National Roads Department’s (DNER) Federal Highways Concession Program (Procrofe). Its initial stage has been completed with the privatization of RioNiterói Bridge and Presidente Dutra (Rio-São Paulo), Rio-Petrópolis-Juiz de Fora, Rio-Teresópolis-Além Paraíba and Osório-Porto Alegre-Guaíba Access highways. As indicated in the Appendix (Table A.1), 856 km of roads were turned to private concerns for recovery, management and exploitation (through toll charges), involving investments of around US$ 956.4 million, US$ 370 million of which funded by the BNDES. Procrofe has a target 17,869 km to hand over in the form of concessions to private operators by the year 2000. As shown in Table A.2, 7,708 km out of this total are more attractive and will become full concessions, i. e. including proper repaving, operation, maintenance, expansion 4 (where required), and exploitation. The estimated total investiment for these roads reachs about US$ 1,76 billion. Other 4,755 km will be refurbished and given in concession by DNER to private operators, while 5,406 km will be transferred initially to the states pursuant to Law 9,2776 of 05.10.96, which can then grant exploitation of their sections to private initiative.7 Aside from those initiatives, Resolution CND 15/96 of 06.27.96 added to the PND for sale by 1997 eleven power systems, including hydroelectric and thermal power plants owned by Eletronorte, Eletrosul, Furnas and Chesf, as well as the independent Manaus and Boa Vista systems. In addition, 31 ports (including Rio de Janeiro and Santos) have been selected for inclusion in the privatization agenda.8 On 08.29.96, Decree 1,990 added to the PND eight government-controlled companies that manage maritime and river ports, to wit: Companhias Docas of the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Ceará, São Paulo, Pará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, and Espírito Santo. Privatization involves both the actual transfer of assets and private concession of services formerly handled entirely by the government, now replaced by private companies in their management, i.e. provision, revamping and expansion of public utilities. Therefore, infrastructure becomes a major challenge in the Brazilian privatization drive due to its wide scope and the magnitude of investments needed in the sector.9 Thus public utility concession and completion of unfinished public works10 have become part of the country’s current privatization effort. Privatization in the area of infrastructure has to work around two basic guidelines: a) First, the sale of assets and definition of a regulatory backbone and a new funding model must be construed as a single product. After the recent constitutional reforms it is vital to develop a legal framework to regulate the actions of private operators providing public utility services. Priority must be given to technological improvements and higher technical and allocative efficiency, setting out the rights and obligations of both companies and consumers and defining the venue to settle possible legal disputes. This legal framework must define further the new role of the government as concession 6 Law 9,277 regulates the transfer of federal roads to the states, the Federal District and counties, or to consortia set up by them to manage and exploit (by charging a toll to be channeled to improvements and expansions) for a period of 25 years or less renewable for the same length of time. Article 4 of this law allows all three government levels to grant concession for private exploitation of roads. 7 See Piccinini and Nascimento (1996) for a more detailed discussion of Procrofe. 8 See Table A.3 of the Appendix for further details. Nuclear thermal power plants will not be privatize but rather transferred by Furnas to Nuclen, a government-owned nuclear energy company. 9 See Ministry of Planning and Budgeting (1995), which has forecast investments of R$ 85 billion in this area for 1996/99. 10 For example, the government hopes to attract private equity to complete 16 hydro power plants where construction has been interrupted for lack of funds. Required investments amount to US$ 6.4 billion for completion of developments planned to generate a total 5,882 MW (about 10% of the total domestic capacity). 5 grantor and enforcer of regulations. Defining the rules to govern this sector’s activities is crucial not only to provide clear signals and eliminate uncertainties for private investors, but also to set an accurate value for the government property yet to be sold. Of the R$ 85 billion in investments slated by the government Pluriannual Investment Plan (PPA) for infrastructure along 1996/99, roughly R$ 30.1 billion are expected to come from private initiative. This amount may rise considerably, however, as the sale of assets proceeds and a significant share of the scheduled public investments shifts to the private sector. Therefore, considering the massive amounts involved both in the sale of assets and required investments, as well as the typically long maturation and return horizons, infrastructure privatization should be undertaken in tandem with a new funding model attractive to private players. Furthermore, given the positive externalities of investments in infrastructure, the government must set conditions to encourage the private sector to invest at optimum levels from the social standpoint by providing financial facilities for the proper make-up of muchneeded equity. These reasons together require the development of a new model offering solutions for a broader funding mix involving other sources in addition to the BNDES, as well as adoption project finance techniques both to spread the risk and design new means to provide guarantees, insurance and securitization of income. Such a model might have the BNDES as its core articulator since the Bank is the only long-term funding agency in the country and has deployed some project finance actions in the area of infrastructure. Add to this the Bank’s ability to leverage counterpart funds to its own budget apportioned to infrastructure.11 b) Second, privatizing infrastructure involves the lower government spheres. On the one hand, because a sizable portion of the assets are held by states and municipalities, and on the other because several activities are either performed or regulated by them. Furthermore, the shortage of revenues to cover investments required for maintenance, revamping and expansion has caused state and local utilities to account for major public budget imbalances. During 1989/94, they recorded an average deficit equal to 0.8% of GDP, higher than the 0.7% deficit shown by all government-owned enterprises together. Infrastructure services made up most of that deficit. Privatization in its broadest sense, as indicated above, will contribute significantly to balance the accounts of states and local governments. Another point to consider is the efficiency of infrastructure services supplied by the states in bringing down the “Brazil cost” at the regional level, with a direct impact on the competitiveness of local industries and on employment. As the economy stabilizes, foreign companies show a strong and 11 The BNDES budget for fiscal 1997 – R$ 13 billion (about US$ 13.8 billion) – has earmarked R$ 4.4 billion (approximately US$ 4.7 billion) for infrastructure. If this were to equal a 20% share of the project funding mix, this amount would leverage a total investment of approximately R$ 22 billion (about US$ 23.3 billion). 6 growing interest in coming to Brazil. Attracting these new long-term investments to the different states hinges basically on the quality and breadth of the local infrastructure facilities. This stresses the importance of synergy among the many infrastructure services for regional development. It is vital, however, for state and local governments to be prepared to perform the new functions required by an environment of privatized infrastructure services - an issue discussed later in this article. The experience in this area is still recent and centers mostly in the federal sphere. 3. The Targets of Privatization If the privatization of infrastructure means that the government will transfer into private hands the provision of public services, then its scope is necessarily quite broad. Under this assumption, the goal of privatization includes both the transfer of services currently supplied by GOEs – involving sale of assets or just transferring the management of existing assets or activities (e.g., leasing the Rio-Niterói Bridge) – and pubic concessions to private operators to provide new services. Either way, all three levels of government are involved - federal, state and local - and the extent to which the targets of privatization are concentrated in any of those levels varies according to sector, as shown in Table 1. The public utilities in the areas of energy, telecommunications and transportation are clearly more heavily concentrated at federal and state levels, while water supply, basic sanitation and garbage collection – typically local in nature – are often provided by the state via concessions granted by the municipality, if not by the latter directly. Table 2 shows how the feasibility of having such services provided by private concerns varies depending on the infrastructure segment involved. Which means that even if private companies take on the more attractive sectors, the government must still provide services in some of the less attractive ones, such as country road systems. 7 TABLE 1 Current Standing of the Several Stakeholders in the Provision of Infrastructure Services in Brazil Infrastructure Services Federal 1. Electricity Hydro Power Generation Thermal Power Generation Transmission Distribution 2. Gas Distribution 3. Telecommunications Local telephony: Basic Telephony/Data Transmission Long Distance: Basic Telephony/Data Transmission Cellular Telephony Satellites Value-added (Paging, Trunking, etc.) Subscription TV Radio and Television 4. Freight Haulage Railroads Primary and secondary Roads Ports Riverways Airports 5. Mass Transit Systems Railroads Subway Urban Buses Riverways Urban Road Systems 6. Water Supply and Basic Sanitation 7. Waste Collection Stakeholder Standing State Local High High High Low Medium High Medium Medium High High High Low High High High Low Low Low Low Medium High Medium Medium Medium High High High Low Low Low High Low Low Low Medium Low Low Low Low High High High Low Low High High High High Private Medium High Low Low Medium Low Low Low High Medium High High Low Low Low 8 TABLE 2 The Feasibility of Having Public Utility Services Provided by Private Concerns Infrastructure Services 1. Telecommunications Local services Long distance and value-added 2. Energy Thermal generation Transmission Distribution Gas Production, transmission 3. Transportation Railbed and stations Rail freight and passenger services Urban bus Urban rail Rural roads Primary and secondary roads Urban roads Port and airport facilities Port and airport services c 4. Water Urban piped network Nonpiped systems 5. Sanitation Piped sewerage and treatment Condominial sewerage On-site disposal 6. Waste Collection Sanitary disposal Potential for competitiona Characteristics of goods or service Potential for cost recovery from user charges Public service obligations (equity concerns) Environmental externalities Marketability indexb Medium High Private Private High High Medium Few Low Low 2.6 3.0 High Low Medium High Private Club Private Private High High High High Few Few Many Few High Low Low Low 2.6 2.4 2.4 3.0 Low High Club Private High High Medium Medium Medium Medium 2.0 2.6 High High Low Medium Low High Medium Low Medium Medium Many Medium Many Few Few Medium Medium High Low High 2.4 2.4 1.0 2.4 1.8 Low High Private Private Public Club Common property Club Private High High Few Few High High 2.0 2.6 Medium High Private Private High High Many Medium High High 2.0 2.4 Low Medium High Club Club Private Medium High High Few Medium Medium High High High 1.8 2.0 2.4 High Medium Private Common Property Medium Medium Few Few Low High 2.8 2.0 Source: World Bank (1994, p. 115). A Due to either absence of scale economies or sunk costs, or existence of service substitutes. Marketability index is average of ratiings across each row. c Including cargo handling, shipping and airlines. B 9 3.1. Electricity Services The targets of privatization in the electricity sector are chiefly concentrated at federal and state levels, amounting to book assets of approximately US$ 100 billion. The mean annual investment needs are estimated at US$ 6 billion to cover the consumer market both in terms of generation expansion through new concessions, and for the counterpart rehabilitation and expansion of transmission and distribution facilities.12 The generation plant capacity in Brazil totals 55,512 MW, including the Brazilian share in Itaipu (6,300 MW) – which will not be privatized – and 142 plants rated at 10 MW or more, 103 of which hydroelectric and 39 thermal power units. Roughly 96% of the total generation is water powered. The vast majority is owned by the federal and state governments with only minor local participation. Most of the 62 power utilities are government-owned and operate in the generation, transmission and distribution segments. At state level, the biggest generators are Cesp (São Paulo), Cemig (Minas Gerais) and Copel (Paraná). Public thermal power utilities are also heavily in the hands of the federal and state governments. They are found in remote areas, unconnected to the main grid, especially in the northern and northeastern regions, while in the southern and southeastern regions of the country they are used as seasonal backup or for operation during peak hours. The role played by private suppliers in generation is negligible at best and with few exceptions they consist of small hydro power units and co-generators.13 For the most part, transmission lines are owned by federal utilities and state concessionaires. Private operators play a modest role, lately enlarged by the privatization of Escelsa, Light and Cerj. The distribution grid is mainly handled by state concessionaires. The private sector has an even smaller share of the distribution segment, although there are some large-scale utilities like Escelsa, power distributor in the State of Espírito Santo privatized by the federal government in 1995, Light and Cerj privatized in 1996 and covering the State of Rio de Janeiro, and Celtins, distributor for the State of Tocantins. Some smaller private utilities operate in São Paulo and southern Minas Gerais. Local governments hold an insignificant share of the electric power market. Transfer of electric power supply to private utilities will be made through the sale of federal and state assets as well as via federal concessions. Operationally speaking, however, the sale of federal power generators will be conditional on settling the liabilities of state distributors, preferably by selling them to private investors. 12 Energy losses by concessionaires are high, both business-wise due to a lack of meters and theft, and for technical reasons, i.e. system inefficiency (particularly in distribution). According to information supplied by Eletrobrás, mean losses in this segment in 1995 totaled 15.7%, but some utilities recorded very heavy losses exceeding 25%. 13 Some exceptions are the private self-producing Juba I and II hydro power plants located in the State of Mato Grosso and owned by the Itamarati Group, with a total power output of 84 MW. They are both in operation and were built with BNDES funding. 10 In addition, the status of independent power producer and self-producer, granted by Law 9,074/95 and regulated by Decree 2,003 of 09.10.96, is a new opportunity for private concerns as it allows the generation of electricity for selfconsumption or sale to power utilities, major consumers or consumer groups.14 To do so, they will be given access to transmission and distribution by paying a transport fee. 3.2. Piped Gas Distribution The distribution of piped gas is currently handled by state utilities and partnership with private companies is allowed. However, it is widespread only in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where CEG and Comgas respectively own large distribution systems in both metropolitan areas to supply the residential, industrial and services segments. The governments of those two states have full control over the utilities. Piped distribution is still negligible in other states of the federation and is handled by companies set up recently combining public and private equity. The current trend is to turn them over entirely to private owners. The federal government is still strong there, but solely geared to supplying the industrial segment through Petrobrás. Private investors may gain a greater share of that market via the sale of assets (particularly in CEG and Comgas), partnerships with the new state utilities, new concessions granted by states or partnerships with Petrobrás. The private sector is expected to contribute significantly in construction and operation of gas pipelines. The government’s Master Plan (Brazil in Action Program)15 issued in August 1996 contains two high priority projects for the next two years in this area: the Bolivia-Brazil gas line to be built and operated by a joint venture between Petrobrás (or its subsidiary Petrofértil), holding 51% of the equity, and a pool of Brazilian and foreign private investors who will initially hold 49% of equity;16 and the Urucu natural gas development located in the Amazon with total investments estimated at R$ 788 million. This will probably be another partnership between Petrobrás and the private sector.17 14 In the latter case, Law 9,074/95 requires authorization by the local concessionaire. The Master Plan has scheduled investments totaling R$ 54.3 billion over the next couple of years for high priority projects. Of that amount, R$ 27.6 billion are for infrastructure, with an estimated R$ 10.9 billion in private funds. See Tables A.4a and A.4b of the Appendix for further details. 16 The private equity mix will be as follows: 25% from the British Gas, Tenneco and BHP (BTB) joint venture, 20% from the joint venture between the Bolivian YPFB and American Enron, and 4% from private Brazilian companies. The gas line construction budget is estimated at US$ 1.885 billion, and private participation may become majority ownership once the regulations breaking state monopoly in the sector are in force. 17 The original design involves a gas pipeline extending approximately 250 km from the Urucu River to the gas liquefying plant to be built next to the Coari River and close to the Amazon River. The gas liquefied by cryogenics will be carried by barges to Manaus and other municipalities and industrial consumers alongside the Amazon river, where it will be processed and utilized in thermal power geration instead of oil by-products. 15 11 3.3. Telecommunications In telecommunications, basic telephone services and local data transmission are handled for the most part by the federal government acting through the Telebrás System, and to a lesser extent by four independent companies: the privately owned Cia. Telefônica do Brasil Central (CTBC), Serviços de Comunicações Telefônicas (Sercomtel) run by the city of Londrina in the state of Paraná, and Centrais Telefônicas de Ribeirão Preto (Ceterp) operated by the city of Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo). The Telebrás System owns approximately 90% of all existing telephones and consists of a holding company – Telebrás –, 27 state utilities, one city utility (CTMR) in Pelotas (state of Rio Grande do Sul), and Embratel. The federal government holds 24% of the Telebrás equity and 56% of its voting stock. Telebrás in turn owns over 70% of the equity of each state utility, CTMR and Embratel. Massive investments are needed in the telecommunications industry, according to government estimates shown in the Program to Rehabilitate and Expand the Telecommunications and Postal System (Paste) announced in November 1995. They are required both to revamp and enlarge the existing systems to meet a huge pent-up demand. According to Paste, individual fixed telephone services will grow from the 13.1 million units in operation at year-end 1994 to 24.7 million by late 1999 (of which three million slated for the low income population) and to 40 million in 2003. The current coverage of rural areas will triple along 1994/98 from 230 thousand accesses in 1994 to 700 thousand in 1998. The number of public phones will more than double between 1994 and 1999, going from 366.6 thousand units in 1994 to 800 thousand by 1999 and 1,650 in 2003. Mobile cellular telephony will expand significantly both within the Telebrás System companies (band A) and through private providers (band B) as the industry opens up by reason of special regulations passed in 1996. It is estimated that the number of accesses in operation will jump from nearly 800 thousand in 1994 to 9.6 million in 1999 and 17.2 million by 2003. The program also includes other investments to replace all analog networks over the next five years, to proceed with the installation of long distance optic fiber systems begun in 1992, to lay international optic fiber submarine cables, and to launch additional communications satellites. The total investment figure required to achieve all Paste goals through 2003 comes to R$ 75 billion (about US$ 83.3 billion).18 An estimated R$ 37.5 billion (US$ 41.6 billion) are apportioned to the first five years, i.e. ut to 1999. These investments will be partialy borne by private companies as the industry becomes increasingly deregulated. At present, all basic long distance telephone and data transmission and satellite services are provided by Embratel. Local telephony (basic, data transmission and cellular) is supplied for the most part by the Telebrás System’s state utilities and to a lesser degree by independent companies, including one privately owned utility as indicated before. The first private efforts to operate 18 Table A.5 of the Appendix sums up investments in Paste. 12 satellite services began recently. The value added segment,19 now starting to burgeon in Brazil, is exploited by the private sector utilizing the public networks as a platform and carrier for their applications. Subscription TV, a growing segment, is also entirely run by private companies. Radio and television broadcasting are virtually unexplored by the government; they are heavily in the hands of private broadcasters. Private participation in this industry is expected to grow considerably both through the sale of assets as the Telebrás System utilities are privatized, and via concessions for provision of new services. This growth, however, will not occur until the sector is restructured and Congress passes the regulations developed by the Executive Branch. 3.4. Freight Transportation 3.4.1. Railroads Most of the freight hauled moves on railroads operated by the private companies which replaced the former GOE Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A. (RFFSA), and by Cia. Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), which was recently privatized. CVRD controls the Vitória-Minas Railroad (EFVM) and Carajás Railroad (EFC), which connects the port of Itaqui to Serra Norte where the Carajás Development is located. States have a smaller though significant share of this market held by Ferrovia Paulista S.A. (Fepasa), controlled by the São Paulo state government. Only Fepasa provide public transportation, while EFVM and EFC are solely ore carriers.20 Before its privatization, RFFSA exploited 22 thousand kilometers of railroads and carried 40 billion tons/ useful kilometer a year (TKU), grossing US$ 800 million annually. Studies made by the company in 1995 indicated a demand of 69 billion TKU over the following five years requiring investments in the order of US$ 736 million for the trunk lines alone. The area outlined by the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo-Belo Horizonte triangle accounted for approximately 68% of all cargo carried, although in length it equaled less than 10% of RFFSA’s network. The participation of private companies in this sector has increased substantially as RFFSA is privatized. As indicated before, the federal railroad has recently transferred to private owners its Mideastern, Western, Southeastern, Tereza Cristina and Southern lines. The following railroads are also owned by private companies: Amapá Railroad (EFA) owned by the manganese mining company Icomi, which allows local passenger transportation on its trains; Trombetas Railroad (EFT) owned by Mineração Rio do Norte, 19 Value added services involve special networks including, among others, voice mail and fax, teleconferencing, series 900 services, paging, trunking, access providers to Internet, etc. 20 Though to a lesser extent, EFVM also carries grain from the cerrados farming area. 13 which hauls bauxite from the company’s mine to the Trombetas River harbor; Ferronorte, under construction by the Itamarati Group, to connect the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso; and a few proprietary rail terminals owned chiefly by mining and steel companies. Ferroeste, which cuts across the State of Paraná, was started by a private company but ran into troubles and was taken over by the state government. 3.4.2. Roads The vast majority of the paved Brazilian roads in terms of kilometers is managed by the states, to which part of the federal road system is currently being transferred. Investments for their recovery will be made with IBRD funds before they are handed over in proper condition for traffic. A few states have already begun their own privatization programs, e.g.: Santa Catarina has privatized highway SC-401 connecting Florianópolis-Canasvieiras (Linha Azul) with BNDES funding; São Paulo is in the process of privatizing the AnhangüeraBandeirantes highway, the first in a rather ambitious state program; and Rio de Janeiro successfully privatized RJ-124, which connects with the lake-side resorts. Cities are minor players in the freight transport segment. They oversee feeder roads mostly and these are not likely targets for privatization due to their poor economic prospects. The low rate of private participation in the roads segment recorded in the recent past tends to increase thanks to the privatization effort through state and federal concessions. As indicated previously, Procrofe has completed its first phase. It has leased the management of approximately 856 km of federal roads to private operators who are expected to take another 17,869 km of roads in the coming years. Nevertheless, a yet significant number of federal roads will remain under government control via the DNER. Their low traffic rate does not render them attractive to private investors. 3.4.3. Ports The federal and state governments own most of the Brazilian port facilities. Generally speaking, the main southern ports belong to the federal sphere and operate under concession to the states. Among them are some of the leading harbours in the country: Paranaguá, in Paraná (third largest Brazilian government-run port); Rio Grande and Porto Alegre, both in Rio Grande do Sul; and São Francisco do Sul, in Santa Catarina. The biggest public ports elsewhere in the country are managed by the federal government through several agencies (the harbor companies), the most important ones being Santos, Rio de Janeiro/Sepetiba21 and Vitória. There are also large-scale bulk cargo ports proprietary to major GOEs like Petrobrás. Private initiative is a 21 The port of Sepetiba is one of the investment projects of Brazil in Action Program and is still under construction. 14 minor player in this sector, again with proprietary port facilities - like the terminal of Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas (MBR) in Sepetiba (Rio de Janeiro), and Alunorte’s at Vila do Conde (Pará) - and with private terminals operating in public ports (e.g. Paranaguá and Santos). According to the federal government, investments scheduled for the sector amount to nearly US$ 1 billion over the next four years, US$ 500 million of which for infrastructure works and the rest for equipment and superstructure works. As indicated above, private participation will rise substantially as the harbor companies are privatized and 31 ports move to private owners. Besides, CVRD’s ports were put into private hands as the company was privatized. 3.4.4. Waterways The waterways segment infrastructure is heavily concentrated in the federal and state governments, the latter acting as operators on behalf of the former. The placing of buoys, clearing and construction of canals, gates and terminals have been in charge of the federal government, sometimes with the assistance of states, particularly São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul. São Paulo plays a key role with its Tietê-Paraná waterway extending all the way to Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná and equipped with multimodal terminals. The vast majority of vessels are privately owned. GOEs are predominant only in some locations, e.g. Enasa carries passengers and cargo in the Amazon, while SNBP and Franave carry cargo respectively in the River Plate Basin and along the São Francisco River. Private participation is expected to increase in response to the government’s plans to step up investments in waterways and the priority given to intermodal integration along newly designed regional development backbones. The governmental Master Plan mentioned above includes waterways on the Madeira, São Francisco and Tocantins-Araguaia Rivers, as well as completion of the Tietê-Paraná Waterway. 3.4.5. Airports There are approximately 60 airports in operation throughout the country equipped to accommodate jet aircraft. A little over 20% can receive wide body airplanes like the Airbus and Boeing 747. Airports are mostly under federal management. States play a secondary role and local governments participate only to a minor extent. The Brazilian Aeronautical Code states that public airports may be built, maintained and exploited by private companies via concessions or permits and regulated by the aeronautical authorities. At present, the private role in airport infrastructure, in some airports, is limited to a few airline maintenance hangars and office buildings. The trend is to encourage greater private participation in the joint management and operation of airports and cargo terminals. 3.5. Mass Transit Systems 15 As far as mass transit systems are concerned, control over the rail segment which was entirely held by the federal government is now being transferred to the states, as stipulated in the Federal Constitution. This has already been done in the two main Brazilian states: the assets of Cia. Brasileira de Transportes Urbanos (CBTU) were handed over in São Paulo to Cia. Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM), and in Rio de Janeiro to Flumitrens. Subway systems are entirely run by states and the Federal District. City bus systems are largely run by private concerns, with few companies owned by local governments. States play a very negligible role in this segment and the trend is to privatize what they do operate. Passenger transport on waterways is not widespread in Brazil and only a handful of companies operate in the sector. In the northern region, waterways are equipped with infrastructure provided by the government but private boats handle most of the traffic, with some government participation through the previously-mentioned Enasa. Rio de Janeiro, however, has a stronger government presence in the ferry system operating across Guanabara Bay Conerj, soon to be privatized. City roads and streets (including superstructure) are managed almost entirely by local governments, except for the Rio-Niterói Bridge. As part of federal highway BR-101, its operation and maintenance have recently been put into private hands. 3.6. Water Supply and Basic Sanitation In Brazil, basic sanitation services fall under the responsibility of city and township governments, which as a rule adopt one of three different policy practices. They may grant concession to state basic sanitation utilities to provide those services for a period running anywhere from 25 to 50 years. At present there are 27 such companies covering nearly 78% of the total urban population, roughly 64% served with sewerage systems. This total includes 4,753 (64%) of the 7,327 localities where full water supply systems are available, and 686 (44%) of the 1,544 localities connected to sewerage systems. The 27 state companies grossed US$ 3.7 billion in 1992. A second practice is to have those services under direct and independent management of water and sewerage departments or similar agencies. There are 1,008 municipalities independently supplying the needs of 2,024 (28%) of the 7,327 localities served by water supply systems, and 583 (38%) of the 1,544 equipped with sewerage systems. A third common practice is to have counties handle the provision of services also directly by way of local agencies, but here with the technical and 16 managerial assistance of the Ministry of Health’s National Health Foundation. The number of municipalities running their water systems in this fashion was 284 in 1993, serving 625 localities with piped water and 185 with sewerage systems. There is very scant private participation in these. Some portions of the sanitation systems may be outsourced (usually production, treatment and distribution, in the case of water supply). The trend is to increase this private share in the segment since several municipalities do not intend to renew concessions granted to state companies as they expire. Others are either taking over or terminating those concessions in order to transfer such services to private providers. There have been major initiatives in this area. As shown in Table A.6 of the Appendix, both Brazilian and foreign private companies are setting up and preparing to operate water and basic sanitation services in some cities: in the State of São Paulo, two sewage treatment stations in Ribeirão Preto (total investment US$ 43.7 million), three sewage treatment stations in Itu (total investment US$ 18 million), one sewage treatment station in Jundiaí (US$ 28.1 million) and other in Jahu (US$ 6.5 million); in the State of Rio de Janeiro, water supply and sewage treatment in several municipalities in the lake-side resorts (total investment US$ 285.3 million); and in the state of Paraná, water supply and sewage treatment in Paranaguá (US$ 10.8 million). Besides, the private sector is expected to invest in the metropolitan region of the city of São Paulo through concession to build and operate water supply (about US$ 252 million). The government estimates the funds needed to cover supply deficits in both segments at U$ 21 billion, U$ 6 billion for water supply and US$ 15 billion for sewerage systems. The forecast mean annual investment required to meet the urban population growth rate over the next 15 years is roughly US$ 880 million (US$ 390 million for water supply and US$ 490 million sewage systems).22 3.7. Waste Collection Waste collection, treatment and disposal are also under local responsibility. They are mostly handled by city governments directly, and to a lesser degree by private companies either through concession or outsourcing of some portions of the service. Only 72 of the over 4 thousand providers are private, and a full 85% of them are involved solely in waste collection, while the vast majority of investments in facilities and equipment are made by governments. Recycling is still a new industry in Brazil and accounts for barely 5% of the total waste collected. 22 One conclusion ensuring from the seminar “Funding Local Infrastructure,” cosponsored by BNDES/ABDE and held on 07.16.96 at the BNDES, was that the water supply segment will demand substantial investments to recover the efficiency distribution systems. Mean losses for those systems are estimated at 50%, resulting in a 45% loss of gross sales for water utilities. 17 Approximately 63% of all Brazilian homes are served by waste collection companies, while the rate for urban is higher at 80%. The number of concessions held by private concerns for provision of these services is expected to rise. 4. Final Comments As discussed above, infrastructure privatization targets are found at all government levels and the extent to which they are allocated to one or another varies from industry to industry. Generally speaking, massive investments are needed in all such segments. Privatization in its broadest sense, however, will require a special effort from the public administration in preparation for its new role. For the infrastructure privatization initiatives to succeed, public service must develop the required capabilities particularly at the lower government spheres where there is a shortage of staff trained in the new skills. Although the federal government is the most qualified, this expertise has not trickled down to state and local levels. Experience in privatization has been built mostly by the BNDES and dates back to the eighties when the program effectively began. On the other hand, the granting of public utility concessions to private initiative is a recent experience held chiefly by the federal agencies involved. Transferring this expertise to states and local governments is crucial for the forthcoming privatization stage to succeed and the BNDES would be instrumental in providing an interaction among all players concerned. Regarding states in particular, there has been a growing need to design some joint action policies to address the advances made by the BNDES to state governments on account of eventual revenues from the sale of their companies. Such advances are extended by the Bank through its Program to Stimulate State-Level Privatization (Pepe), which has a revolving fund totaling R$ 1.3 billion and operates in tandem with the Program to Assist States on Fiscal Restructuring and Adjustment.23 The latter was launched by the federal government in December 1995 to bail out states in financial trouble as well as to help them recover their investment capabilities in socially-oriented areas such as sanitation and mass transit systems. BNDES has monitored the progress of infrastructure reforms very carefully and has tried to adapt its facilities and procedures to the new standard practices. Two major initiatives were taken recently by the Bank with this purpose in mind: the Privatization Area now provides support to state and local government efforts to privatize, and the Infrastructure Development Area, which funds investment projects in this sector, has made sweeping changes in its organization that have led to some interesting financing transactions to the benefit of private initiative. 23 Instituted by Vote 162/95 and supplemented by Votes 175/95 and 122/96 of the National Monetary Council. 18 Aside from the routine management and performance of the National Privatization Program, the Privatization Area has implemented the first initiatives under the Pepe facility. The support extended by BNDES to states contemplates delivery of funds in the form of advances on account of the future privatization of their utilities and assistance to their privatization programs. This focuses particularly on activities such as project identification, feasibility studies, and design of funding arrangements for their development. The Bank further coordinates initiatives proposed and articulates partnerships between public and private parties. As shown in Table A.7 of the Appendix, by April 1997 twelve states had signed agreements for financial advancement operations and technical assistance, while others were negotiating with the Bank under the Pepe and had secured authorization from their legislative bodies to embark on privatization programs.24 The success of these activities hinges on the close cooperation between the Bank and state and local agencies in charge of actually carrying out the privatization programs, which demands an upgrade of skills for all states and local staff, particularly in the less developed units of government. Managing such programs and setting up the related financial arrangements, as discussed below, will require special expertise to design a funding model patterned after current project finance techniques to set up a viable funding mix that will include BNDES resources. In addition to that, familiarity with successful international examples in this area is especially important for a better understanding of which factors may cause the success or failure of such operations. Furthermore, states and counties must train qualified staff to perform the much-needed institutional restructuring of the infrastructure areas under their responsibility. This includes development of specific regulations to define their new role in oversight, concession granting and enforcement of the rules to govern new private entrants. The BNDES’ Infrastructure Project Area was reorganized in late 1995 to accommodate the heavy demand for financing expected to result from the reforms set in motion by the government, considering the massive private investment needs of this sector already discussed. The three area departments previously in charge of all infrastructure segments were broken down into seven sections that now focus on specific target sectors.25 They are handling a considering number of projects involving private participation, as shown in Table A.6 of the Appendix. Total investments slated for those projects (with completion schedules running up to five years) in last April amounted to about 24 Preliminary conditions set by the BNDES for funding support is that the state have a structural adjustment program, authorization from the State Legislature to sell assets, and a firm sale schedule. 25 The new departments are: Electric Power Operating Department (Deene), Logistics Operating Department (Delog), Navigation Operating Department (Denav), Ports and Waterways Operating Department (Dport), Operating Department for Sanitation and Other Infrastructure Developments (Desan), Operating Department for Telecommunications and Other Sources of Energy (Detel), and Mass Transit Operating Department (Detru). Four additional management sections were set up for sectoral studies. Their mission is to propose action guidelines and to provide technical support to the different operating departments. 19 US$ 14.8 billion, including funding already signed for, projects under analysis, funding requests pre-approved, applications under consideration (before preapproval), and prospective projects (in negotiation for consideration). This amount may jump to US$ 20 billion if one takes into account the US$ 5 billion foreseen to be privately invested in cellular telephone in the coming years. Total BNDES financing on operations already signed for, under analysis and with other status through April 1997 was US$ 5.3 billion. This amount means an increase of about 300% of April 1996 figure, and will increase substantially as other developments have heir funding arrangements defined. The Infrastructure Area has also employed project finance techniques to develop and operationalize its new model of infrastructure funding. To effectively meet the expected wave of new investments in infrastructure with the assistance of private players, it becomes critical to develop a new funding model, as discussed before. To a large extent, their success and that of public utility concessions to private providers, particularly from the standpoint of consumers, is contingent on the capabilities and skills of state and local staffs. In other words, implementing a funded concession scheme and promoting reform at state and local levels will demand much capacity building at both civil service spheres. In addition to providing specific skills, training must also include, as indicated, the transfer of expertise gained by the federal government. Particular attention should be given to expert knowhow required during the transition to the new regulatory and funding practices. This need is already felt in the initiatives in progress involving private partners. The expertise acquired lately by the BNDES in financing infrastructure projects through alliances with private investors at the state and local levels has shown that many project development and monitoring bottlenecks could be resolved more easily if the knowledge gap found among state and local staffs were diminished. This need for capacity building with the BNDES’ assistance has an impact both on the project analysis stage - resulting in delays in setting up the funding arrangement - as well as during actual implementation and operation of the undertaking. The capability gap may result further in imperfect concessions and in flawed relations with concessionaires, where the conceding power may even be captured by the new concessionaires with harmful effects for the end consumers26. It must be emphasized, however, that some states like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro already have a measure of expertise in this regard and have made significant strides in designing their own privatization programs. Last but not least, at the federal level and additional to the efforts currently under way in the various Ministries under their own reform programs to include capability building in the regulatory agencies, the staffs of conceding powers especially must be encouraged to disseminate any expertise that might facilitate 26 In fact, BNDES is designing a program to support capacity building in the basic sanitation sector. 20 the design of tender documents for public utility concession in line with the new project finance model. 21 Appendix TABLE A.1 Phase One of Procrofe Total Investment (US$ Million) BNDES Funding (US$ Million) 0.74 69.2 36.0 25 9.02 526.8 168.0 179.7 25 5.41 255.0 127.0 144.4 25 7.87 b 67.4 29.0 Osório–Porto Alegre–Guaíba Access 112.3 20 1.06 38.0 10.0 Total 856.4 - - 956.4 370.0 Works Extension (km) Time (years) 13.2 20 Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo 406.8 Rio de Janeiro– Petrópolis–Juiz de Fora Rio de Janeiro– Teresópolis– Além Paraíba Rio–Niterói Bridge Toll Ratea (US$) Public Tender Status Winning Concessionaire Concession Started on 06.01.95 Concession Started on 03.01.96 Concession Started on 03.01.96 Concession Started on 03.22.96 To be Contracted - Andrade Gutierrez & Camargo Corrêa Andrade Gutierrez & Camargo Corrêa Construtora Norberto Odebrecht OAS/ Carioca Engenharia/ EIT/Queiroz Galvão Triunfo/EIT - Sources: Ministry of Transportation/DNER and BNDES. US$1.00 = R$1.06 (30 April 1997). a Current rates for passenger cars for the sections in operation are: Rio-Niterói Bridge, R$1.20; Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo, R$ 2.86; Rio de Janeiro-Petrópolis-Juiz de Fora, R$ 7.14; Rio de Janeiro-Teresópolis, R$ 3.96 and Teresópolis-Rio de Janeiro, R$ 2.77 (the Teresópolis-Além Paraíba section will not charge a toll until the fourth concession year). b The toll in the Além Paraíba-Rio de Janeiro direction will be R$ 7.38. 22 TABLE A.2 Phase Two of PROCROFE Federal Roads Selected for Full Concession Road Section BR-101/RN BR-101/PE BR-010/PA BR-101/ PB BR-116/BA BR-153/SP BR-101/RJ PB/RN Border – Natal PE/PB Border–PE/AL Border Belém–Castanhal PE/PB Border–PB/RN Border Feira de Santana – BA/MG Border MG/SP Border–SP/PR Border Presidente Costa e Silva Bridge – RJ/ES Border BR-040/MG Entr. BR-135 (Curvêlo)–Belo Triunfo (Juiz de Fora) BR-393/RJ MG/RJ Border (Além Paraíba)–Entr. BR-116 (Presidente Dutra) BR-116/MG Entr. Itanhomi–MG/RJ Border (Além Paraíba) BR-060/153/DF/GO Brasília–Goiânia–GO/MG Border BR-267/MS Entr. BR-267 (Nova Alvorada)–MS/SP Border BR-163/MT MT/MS Border–Cuiabá BR-262/MG/ES João Monlevade–Entr. BR-101 (Vitória) BR-163/MG MT/MS Border–Campo Grande BR-163/MS Campo Grande–Dourados BR-153/PR SP/PR Border–Entr. BR-272 (A) (Japira) BR-262/381/MG Belo Horizonte–João Monlevade–Governador Valadares Loop BR-101/ES BA/ES Border–ES/RJ Border BR-116/MG BA/MG–Ent. P./Itanhomi BR-116/PR/SC Curitiba–SC/RS Border BR-153/GO Anápolis–GO/TO BR-050/GO/MG Cristalina–Uberaba–MG/SP Border BR-101/AL PE/AL–AL/SE Border BR-101/SE AL/SE–SE/BA Border BR-232 Recife–Caruaru Subtotal (1) Estimated Extension Investment (US$1,000.00) (km) 89 37,953’ 213 57,898 66 60,065 129 29,797 535 348 44,587 322 55,317 337 257,955 192 27,952 395 385 249 323 378 383 220 105 301 63,385 135,254 29,553 27,046 38,130 25,190 138,848 224,881 460 423 406 436 427 251 206 129 84,542 40,070 49,230 57,208 190,063 34,711 30,581 18,042 7,708 1,758,248 Source: Ministry of Transportation/DNER. Notes: PB = State of Paraíba, RN = State of Rio Grande do Norte, PE = State of Pernambuco, AL = State of Alagoas, BA = State of Bahia, MG = State of Minas Gerais, SP = State of São Paulo, PR = State of Paraná, RJ = State of Rio de Janeiro, ES = State of Espírito Santo, GO = State of Goiás, MT = State of Mato Grosso, MS = State of Mato do Grosso do Sul, RS = State of Rio Grande do Sul, TO = State of Tocantins, SE = State of Sergipe. 23 Federal Roads Selected for Conservation Concessions Road BR-101/BA BR-365/MG BR-040/DF/GO/MG BR-230/PB BR-262/MG BR-116/CE BR-101/BA BR-153/MG BR-070/MT BR-153/TO BR- 343/PI BR-407/324/BA BR-282/SC BR-476/PR BR-135/MA Section Ent. BR-324 (Humildes)-BA/ES Border Montes Claros-Monte Alegre de Minas Brasília-Cristalina-Curvêlo Campina Grande-João Pessoa Ent. BR 262/BR 381 (Betim) - Uberaba Fortaleza-Russas SE/BA Border - Ent. BR 324 (Humildes) GO/MG Border - MG/SP Border Cuiabá-Cáceres GO/TO Border - Gurupi Piripiri - Teresina PE/BA Border - Ent. BR 116 (B) Feira de Santana Ent. BR 101 (B) Palhoça - Ent. BR 475 (B) Lages Ent. BR 116 (B) Curitiba - União da Vitória São Luís - Ent. BR 316 (A) Caxuxa Subtotal (2) Extension (km) 789 685 589 148 443 161 166 246 205 116 187 390 187 219 224 4,755 Source: Ministry of Transportation/DNER. 24 Federal Roads Transfered to States for Concessions Road Section Extension (km) 2,842.5 640.6 161.1 349.6 613.3 67.0 126.0 446.1 86.3 58.9 60.5 135.9 97.2 BR-116/RS BR-293/RS BR-392/RS BR-290/RS BR-285/RS BR-285/RS BR-386/RS BR-287/RS BR-471/RS BR-158/RS BR-153/RS BR-158/RS State of Rio Grande do Sul (Subtotal) SC/RS Border - Jaguarão Pelotas - Bagé Rio Grande - Santa Maria Eldorado do Sul (Ent. BR-116) - Uruguaiana Vacaria - Lagoa Vermelha Passo Fundo - Pannambí (Ent. BR-158) RS/SC (Iraí) Border - Ent. BR-116 (Canoas) Santa Maria - São Vicente Santa Cruz - Ent. BR-290 Santa Maria - Julio de Castilho Ent. BR-290 - Bagé Rosario (Ent. BR-290) - Santana do Livramento BR-280/SC BR-470/SC State of Santa Catarina (Subtotal) Porto de São Francisco - Mafra RS/SC Border - Navegantes BR-369/PR BR-369/PR BR-376/PR BR-376/PR BR-158/PR BR-373/PR BR-277/PR BR-277/PR State of Paraná (Subtotal) Ent. BR-153 (PR/SP Border) - Ent. PR-546 Ent. BR-158 (A) C.Mourão-Ent. BR-277/467 Ent. BR-369(A) Apucarana - Ent. BR-277(A) PR/SP/MT Border-Ent. BR-369(A) Jandaia do Sul Ent.PR-317/465(A) - Ent. BR-272/369 (A) Ent.BR-487(A) Ponta Grossa - Ent. BR-376 (B) Brasil/Paraguai Border - Curitiba Ent. BR-116/476 Curitiba - Paranaguá BR-324/BA State of Bahia (Subtotal) Salvador - Feira de Santana 113.6 113.6 BR-060/GO State of Goiás (Subtotal) Goiânia - Acreúna 153.0 153.0 Subtotal (3) 519.6 164.3 355.3 1,777.3 251.7 169.9 316.2 185.5 15.9 112.7 636.9 88.5 5,406.0 Source: Ministry of Transportation/DNER. Summary Program Federal Roads Selected for Full Concessions Federal Roads Selected for Conservation Concessions Federal Roads Transfered to States for Concessions Total Extension (km) 7,708.0 4,755.0 5,406.0 17,869.0 Source: Ministry of Transportation/DNER. 25 TABLE A.3 Eletrobrás System Assets Included in the PND on 06.27.96 Assets 1. Independent Manaus system including Balbina Hydro Power Plant, thermal power units and connected transmission system 2. Independent Boa Vista system including thermal power units 3. Coaracy Nunes Hydro Power Plant & Amapá thermal power units 4. Samuel Hydro Power Plant and Rondônia & Acre Thermal Plants 5. Boa Esperança Hydro Power Plant 6. Funil Hydro Power Plant and Pedras Hydro Power Plant 7. Camaçari and Bongi Thermal Power Plants 8. Funil Hydro Power Plant 9. Santa Cruz and Roberto Silveira Thermal Power Plants 10. Passo Fundo Hydro Power Plant 11. Alegrete Thermal Power Plants Source: Resolution CND 15/96 of 06.27.96. a Under Eletrosul management. Ownership Eletronorte Eletronorte Eletronorte Eletronorte Chesf Chesf Chesf Furnas Furnas Eletrosul Federal governmenta Ports Selected for Inclusion in the PND State of the Federation Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Espírito Santo Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Pará Paraíba Pernambuco Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rio de Janeiro Rondônia Santa Catarina São Paulo Source: Jornal do Brasil (06.28.96). Port Maceió Macapá Manaus Aratu Ilhéus Salvador Fortaleza Vitória Barra do Riacho Cáceres Corumbá Ladário Belém Óbidos Santarém Vila do Conde Cabedelo Recife Areia Branca Natal Estrela Itaqui Angra dos Reis Forno Niterói Rio de Janeiro Sepetiba Port Velho Laguna Itajaí Santos 26 TABLE A.4a Federal Master Plan: Brazil in Action - Summary (In R$ Million) PROJECTS AMOUNT Total Scheduled for 1997/98 through 1998 Othera Total Private 4,608.8 3,429.0 1,154.8 Electric Power 1,474.0 1,299.0 783.0 516.0 Natural Gas 3,134.8 2,130.0 371.8 1,758.2 33,087.8 16,618.0 8,045.0 8,573.0 8,123.5 4,640.8 1,726.0 2,914.8 3,529.0 1,783.8 82.0 1,701.8 317.4 235.6 Ports 2,701.4 1,928.4 1,144.0 784.4 Railroads 1,575.7 693.0 500.0 193.0 4.Basic Sanitation 2,944.4 2,944.4 Subtotal Infrastructure 48,754.5 27,632.2 10,925.8 16,706.4 5. Other 30,270.0 26,727.5 1,840.9 24,886.6 Total 79,034.5 54,359.7 12,766.7 41,593.0 1. Energy 2. Telecommunications 3. Transportation Roads Waterways - - 2,274.2 235.6 2,944.4 a Other includes outside funds from the federal, state and local governments and miscellaneous other sources. 27 TABLE A.4a FEDERAL MASTER PLAN “BRAZIL IN ACTION” - PROJECTS (In R$ Million) Projects Amount Total Infrastructure 1. Energy Electric Power 1. Tucuruí Transmission Line 2. Completion of Xingó 3. Ancillary Transmission System at Xingó 4. Power System Interconnection Natural Gas 5. Natural Gas from Urucu 6. Bolivia/Brazil Gas Line 2. Telecommunications 7. Paste - Telecommunications 8. Rio de Janeiro Teleport 3. Transportation Roads 9. Paving of BR-174 10.Recovery of BR-364/163 11.Road Decentralization and Recovery 12.Duplication of Fernão Dias 13.Mercosur Highway Duplication of São PauloFlorianópolis Duplication of Florianópolis-Osório Waterways 14. Madeira River Waterway 15. São Francisco River Waterway 16. Tocantins-Araguaia Waterway Waterway (phase 1) Paving of BR-153 North-South Railroad 17. Completion of Tietê-Paraná Waterway Ports 18. Suape 19. Pecém 20. Revamping of the Port of Sepetiba 21. Revamping of the Port of Santos Revamping Terminal expansion Railroads 22. Unaí-Pirapora Railroad Line 23. Ferronorte Railroad Agents Private Schedule Other 3,429.0 1,299.0 226.0 120.0 215.0 1,154.8 783.0 215.0 2,274.2 516.0 226.0 120.0 - 738.0 2,130.0 788.0 568.0 371.8 190.0 170.0 1,758.2 598.0 1,342.0 16,618.0 16,130.0 488.0 181.8 8,045.0 7,785.0 260.0 1,160.2 8,573.0 8,345.0 228.0 4,640.8 1,783.8 127.0 1,726.0 82.0 - 2,914.8 1,701.8 127.0 53.0 550.3 - 53.0 550.3 453.8 - 453.8 599.7 82.0 517.7 519.7 82.0 437.7 1999 1999 80.0 80.0 1999 60.0 - 1,928.4 113.0 199.2 311.9 235.6 15.6 2.0 158.0 235.6 15.6 2.0 158.0 Eletronorte-Celpa Chesf Chesf Eletrobrás 1998 1998 - Petrobrás-EletrobrásPrivate Petrobrás-Private 1998 Telebrás-Private Telebrás-Rio de Janeiro City Gov.-Private 1999 - DNER/MT-States of Amazonas and Roraima DNER/MT DNER/MT 1998 DNER/MT-States of São Paulo and Minas Gerais DNER/MT 1999 1998 1999 60.0 Ahita/MT DNER/MT Valec/MT MT-Cesp 1999 1997 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1,144.0 144.0 784.4 113.0 199.2 167.9 State of Pernambuco State of Ceará MT-Private 1999 1998 1998 1,304.3 1,000.0 304.3 1,000.0 304.3 1,000.0 - 304.3 Private-CDSP-Fed.Gov. Private CDSP-Fed. Gov. 1998 1998 1998 693.0 250.0 443.0 500.0 250.0 250.0 193.0 193.0 1998 1998 250.0 250.0 - CVRD MT-Private-State of São Paulo Private 50.0 40.0 68.0 50.0 40.0 68.0 Ahimor/MT Franava/MT - 28 1998 Road-Railroad Bridge 4. Basic Sanitation 24. Pró-Saneamento 25. PASS and PASS/BID 26. Pró-Água Subtotal Infrastructure (1) 5. Other 27. New Irrigation Model 28. Prodetur 193.0 - 193.0 2,944.4 1,725.0 - 2,944.4 1,725.0 939.7 279.7 27,632.2 939.7 279.7 10,925.8 16,706.4 2,043.2 201.0 1,002.0 - 1,041.2 201.0 29. Land Reform 5,352.0 - 5,352.0 30. Pronaf 31. Reforsus 2,650.0 426.8 - 2,650.0 426.8 32.Reduction of Child Mortality Rate 1,956.0 - 1,956.0 33.Teacher Improvement 823.0 - 823.0 34. Resources Centralized by Schools 35. Remote Education 36. Habitar-Brazil 308.0 - 308.0 72.0 557.6 - 37. Letter of Credit 2,967.0 289.0 38. Pró-Moradia (Housing) 1,652.0 - 39. Pró-Emprego (Jobs) 4,748.9 549.9 1,794.9 1,811.6 357.7 420.7 364.0 299.0 119.7 70.4 60.8 MT-State of São Paulo 1998 MPO/States/Cities/ Companies MPO/States/Cities MMA/SRH-States-Cities 1998 MMA/SRH/BID/IBRD BID/BNB/Infraero/States/ BNDES Merf/Incra/States/ Cities MMA/SDR MS/States/Cities/ BNDES/BB/BID MS/States/Cities/ councils MEC/FNDE/States/ Cities MEC/FNDE 1998 1999 72.0 MEC/FNDE/SEED 557.6 MPO/Sepurb/CEF/States/C ities 2,678.0 Agentes Financeiros/Cohab’s/CEF 1,652.0 States/Cities/ Agentes Financeiros 4,199.0 BNDES/FAT/States/ Cities/Private Infrastructure for Competitiveness Mass Transit Systems Revitalization of Industrial Zones Infrastructure for Tourism Sanitation 40. Occupational Education 41. Small Business Credit 42. PROGER Subtotal (2) 580.0 234.0 2,156.0 26,727.5 580.0 234.0 - 2,156.0 1,840.9 24,886.6 Total (1)+(2) 54,359.7 12,766.7 41,593.0 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1998 - 1,495.9 1,811.6 238.0 350.3 303.2 MTb/Codefat/States BNDES/States MTb/FAT/BB/BNB/Finep - 1999 1999 Source: Planning and Evaluation Secretariat, Ministry of Planning and Budget. 29 TABLE A.5 Summary of Investments Under the Paste Program for the Telecommunications System - 1995/99 (In R$ Billion of April 1995) PROGRAM SUBTOTAL 2000/03 TOTAL 10.86 5.43 0.54 4.89 7.09 0.90 1.90 1.60 2.07 0.24 0.38 15.23 5.43 6.18 0.48 0.60 2.06 0.48 2.57 0.66 0.11 0.22 0.88 0.59 0.11 1.85 21.09 8.18 6.04 6.87 13.75 1.75 3.58 3.11 3.96 0.19 0.41 0.75 29.56 9.97 12.95 0.97 2.17 2.55 0.95 7.09 1.77 0.23 0.47 2.55 1.71 0.36 3.57 0.79 0.85 1.64 0.17 0.93 1.00 1.93 8.10 8.23 37.46 37.60 75.06 8.99 9.13 41.58 41.73 83.31 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1.47 0.23 1.24 0.96 0.13 0.24 0.25 0.23 0.05 0.02 0.04 2.25 0.80 0.97 0.08 0.25 0.07 0.08 0.34 0.11 0.01 0.02 0.10 0.08 0.02 0.24 1.89 0.27 1.53 0.09 1.24 0.16 0.32 0.28 0.29 0.06 0.03 0.10 3.47 0.92 2.04 0.08 0.27 0.08 0.08 0.92 0.23 0.02 0.05 0.35 0.22 0.05 0.32 2.16 0.45 1.35 0.36 1.41 0.18 0.35 0.31 0.37 0.08 0.04 0.08 2.95 0.93 1.44 0.09 0.30 0.10 0.09 1.15 0.29 0.04 0.06 0.42 0.28 0.06 0.36 2.27 0.72 0.92 0.63 1.47 0.18 0.37 0.33 0.48 0.04 0.07 2.80 0.87 1.27 0.11 0.34 0.11 0.10 1.17 0.26 0.03 0.07 0.44 0.30 0.07 0.39 2.44 1.08 0.46 0.90 1.58 0.20 0.40 0.34 0.52 0.04 0.08 2.86 1.02 1.05 0.13 0.41 0.13 0.12 0.94 0.22 0.02 0.05 0.36 0.24 0.05 0.41 (1995/99) 10.23 2.75 5.50 1.98 6.66 0.85 1.68 1.51 1.89 0.19 0.17 0.37 14.33 4.54 6.77 0.49 1.57 0.49 0.47 4.52 1.11 0.12 0.25 1.67 1.12 0.25 1.72 0.06 0.09 0.20 0.20 0.24 0.18 0.23 0.16 0.19 In R$ Billion 5.26 7.84 8.03 In US$ BillionB 5.84 8.70 8.91 Access Networks Optic Fiber Conventional Local Wireless Interconnection Networks Local Optical Intra-State Optical Intra-State Radio Domestic Optical Domestic Radio International Optical Satellite Basic Networks Fixed Telephone Mobile Phone Narrow Band Data Narrow Band ISDNa Broad Bank ISDNa Subscription TV Special Networks Public Voice & Fax Messaging Public Message Handling Series 900 Service Satellite Paging Trunking Integrated Operations and Support Systems Integrated Operations Management Network Infrastructure for Telecommunications Networks TOTAL Source: Ministry of Communications (1995). A Integrated Service Digital Network. B R$1.00 = US$0.901 (15 April 1997). 30 TABLE A.6 Main Private Infrastructure Projects at BNDES NAME PROJECTS Energy Serra da Mesa Completion of 1,293 MW Hydro Power Plant ltá Completion of 1,450 MW Hydro Power Plant TOTAL INVESTMENTa (US$ Million) BNDES FUNDING (US$ Million) 6,738.1 3,015.9 861.0 580.0 Signed 948.0 169.6 Bridge Loan/ Signed Pre-Approved 298.8 lgarapava Guilman Amorin Salto Caxias STATUS Construction of 210 MW Hydro Power Plant 257.2 65.1 20.1 Signed Under Analysis Construction of 140 MW Self-Producing Hydro Power Plant 128.6 82.3 Signed Construction of 1,240 MW Hydro Power Plant 859.3 149.2 Bridge Loan/ Signed In Perspective 224.6 Machadinho Construction of 1,140 MW Hydro Power Plant Cubatão Construction of 45 MW Hydro Power Plant 63.1 48.6 Pre-Approved Cataguases Energy efficiency improvements 33.3 21.6 Signed Escelsa Energy efficiency improvements and network expansion 154.7 116.0 Jacuí Construction of 350 MW Coal-fired Plant Bolivia/Brazil Gas Pipeline Construction of 1,902 Mile Gas Pipeline Urucu Natural Gas Uruguaiana 555.9 242.0 308.0 159.6 Pre-Approved Pre-Approved In Perspective 1,885.0b 384.0 380.0 Signed (Pipes) In Perspective (TCO) Distribution of natural gas and thermal generation in the Amazon region 450.0 Undefined In Perspective Construction of 450 MW Thermal Power Plant (Argentinian natural gas) 300.0 Undefined In Perspective 31 Transportation 6,825.2 1,942.2 1,061.3 396.2 Signed Ferronorte Construction of 400 km Railroad Linha Azul Construction of FlorianópolisCanasvieiras Road 26.6 17.3 Signed ltapemirim Cargo Terminal 69.7 38.1 Signed Ponte Rio-Niterói Recovery and Modernization of Bridge 69.2 36.0 Signed Rio-São Paulo (Dutra) Recovery and Modernization of Highway 526.8 168.0 Signed Rio-PetrópolisJuiz de Fora Recovery and Modernization of Highway 255.0 127.0 Signed Rio-TeresópolisAlém Paraíba Recovery and Modernization of Highway 67.4 29.0 Signed Osório-Porto Alegre Recovery and Modernization of Highway 38.0 10.0 Application AnhangüeraBandeirantes Recovery and Modernization of Highway 400.0 Undefined Linha Amarela Construction of Urban Expressway 333.6 10.8 Signed Rodovia dos Lagos (RJ-124) Expansion and Modernization 69.2 13.0 Pre-Approved Sul/Atlântico Railway Recovery and Modernization (Southern railroad) 207.0 São Paulo Subway Expansion (Line n. 4) lnepar Construction of Substation in the São Paulo Subway Centro-Atlantica Modernization of the Mideastern Railway Hermasa Boats for the Madeira Riverway Jonasa Boats for Belém-Manaus Riverway Navtur Construction of a turism class ship for Belém-Manaus Riverway Sao Bernardo Bertolini 75.0 1,524.0 242.8 25.2 16.4 288.5 Undefined In Perspective Application In Perspective Conclusion In Perspective 28.5 24.5 24.5 20.8 Signed Pre-Approved 8.7 7.4 In Perspective 7.3 5.2 In Perspective Boats for riverway (cargo and passengers) 17.5 14.8 Pre-Approved Boats for riverway (cargo and passengers) 13.0 11.0 Pre-Approved 32 CNA Boats for riverway (cargo) Porto de Santos Expansion and modernization Libra Modernization of Pier n. 37 at Port of Santos 21.4 5.2 Under Analysis Construction of a terminal for containers and vehicles at Santos 97.2 77.5 Pre-Approved Boats for the Paraguai/Paraná Riverway 11.5 9.6 Signed Construction of a terminal at Paranaguá Port 19.3 5.3 Pre-Approved Navbel Boats for Araguaia Riverway Boats for Tietê-Paraná Riverway 12.3 11.4 8.6 9.7 Signed Pre-Approved Metalnave Towboats for riverways 37.2 31.6 Pre-Approved Telecommunicationsc 632.5 65.5 Rio de Janeiro Telecommunications Center 480.0 Undefined Iridium Construction of a gateway and two aerials for Cosigua (steel company) 72.5 25.5 Pre-Approved Expansion of basic and cellular telephone in Ribeirao Preto 80.0 40.0 In Perspective 644.5 258.0 Nobara Flunave Fospar CETERP Basic Sanitation 19.2 9.8 1,524.9 15.4 7.7 508.3 Signed Pre-Approved Pre-Approved Application ltu Basic Sanitation 18.0 11.9 Signed Ribeirão Preto Basic Sanitation 43.7 29.3 Signed Jundiaí Basic Sanitation 28.1 18.3 Signed Jahu Basic Sanitation 6.5 4.2 Pre-Approved Região dos Lagos Basic Sanitation and Water Supply 285.3 99.8 Application 10.8 6.3 Pre-Approved 252.1 88.2 In Perspective 14,840.3 5,281.6 Paranaguá Water Supply and Basic Sanitation Sao Paulo (Juquia/Juquitiba) Water Supply Total US$1.00 = R$1.06 (30 April 1997). Source: BNDES Infrastructure Area. a Updated in april 1997. b This amount involves investments of about US$ 1.4 billion in Brazil and US$ 0.4 billion in Bolivia. Another US$ 2 bilion are earmarked for construction of electric power generation plants and adaptation of industrial units for use of natural gas. 33 c This amount can significantly increase if one includes US$ 5 billion foreseen to be privately invested in cellular telephone in the coming years. TABLE A.7 Operations of the Program to Stimulate State-Level Privatization (Pepe) Through April 1997 State Amount Operation (US$ Million) Target Minas Gerais 408.7 Future Sale of Cemig Stock Rio Grande 141.5 Future Privatizado Sul tion of CRT 235.8 Future Privatization of CEEE Paraná 379.1 Future Sale of Copel Stock Rio de 230.2 Future PrivatizaJaneiro tion of Cerj Bahia 118.9 Future Privatization of Coelba Mato Grosso 48.1 Future Privatization of Cemat Mato Grosso do Sul Sergipe 33.0 Future Privatization of Enersul 45.6 Future Privatization of Energipe Rio Grande 18.9 Future Privatizado Norte tion of Cosern Piauí 18.9 Future Privatization of Cepisa Rondônia 12.2 Future Privatization of Ceron Espírito 108.5 Future PrivatizaSanto tion of Cesan Total 1,799.4 US$1.00 = R$1.06 (30 April 1997). Source: BNDES. Procedure Subscription by BNDESPAR of MGI debentures convertible to Cemig stock Subscription by BNDESPAR of Cadip debentures convertible to CRT stock Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of CEEE Subscription by BNDESPAR of Paraná Investimentos S.A. debentures convertible to Copel stock Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Cerj Subscription by BNDESPAR of stock convertible debentures Funding advance by BNDES on account of sale of Cemat stock held by the government, purchase of Eletrobrás assets and subscription by BNDESPAR of convertible debentures issued by Cemat Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Enersul Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Energipe Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Cosern Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Cepisa Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Ceron Funding advance by BNDES on account of eventual privatization of Cesan (Sanitation company). - 34 Bibliography BNDES, Aide-mémoire do workshop sobre lei das concessões. 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