Priscilla Mazenotti
Reporter - Agencia Brasil

Brasilia – In 2005, the "Light for All" program benefited 2.15 million people, most in the Northeast region of the country, where over one million people had their access to electricity improved. According to the Program’s National Director, José Ribamar Santana, there were installed 700 thousand poles and enough energy cables that could go twice around the Earth. Plus, the operation generated 80 thousand direct jobs.

He recalled that, in 2004, when the program began, there were over 10 million people without access to electricity. The expectation for 2008, when the program will end, is to bring this number down to zero.

Translation: Andréa Alves