EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LUZ PARA TODOS PROGRAM

Abstract

The government of Brazil implemented, in 2003, the "Luz para Todos" (LPT) program. Since it is a public policy of significant socioeconomic impact and substantial government investment, it is necessary to evaluate its results. Thus, this article aimed to evaluate LPT in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. For this purpose, an indicator of attendance of its goals was constructed and a Data Envelopment Analysis model was applied. The results indicate that most of the Brazilian states had already surpassed the electrification goal until 2014. Among the exceptions, there is a concentration of states in the North region. On the other hand, the most efficient states were concentrated in the Northeast region, while the Midwest region had the least efficient states. It is concluded that, in general, the LPT has been able to achieve both its goals and its objectives.