The
first group receiving new meters is comprised of 2,100 families and small
businesses that are making use of illegal connections to source energy, mainly
in in low income communities. Since 2004, the company has led the regularization
of more than 500,000 connections at a cost of $380 million reais ($170 million)
to bring access to legal and safe energy in 288 communities in the Greater São
Paulo area. Under the name of “Transforming Consumers into Clients”, the program
enables families to have a proof of residence through their electricity bills,
as well as provides education on energy efficiency and electricity-related
accident prevention.
