“The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) published today (15) the notice that regulates the selection process for accessing the seats of the National Energy Transition Forum, the so-called SOURCE.
The Forum is the advisory body for the design, operation, and monitoring of the National Energy Transition Plan (PLANTE), the operating arm of the National Energy Transition Policy (PNTE). Last August, through a Resolution, the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) created the basic structure of the PNTE and its advisory (Source) and tactical-operational (Plante) arms, however “unfilled”. It is therefore now necessary to set up the Forum and then to prepare the set of PLANTE objectives, actions and goals.
THE SOURCE:
➡ There will be 87 seats in total, 29 for each major segment: government, civil society, and business. A considerable size, which will have the challenge of being operational;
➡ It will have, of the 29 governmental seats, 19 for the federal government, and 5 + 5 for states and municipalities, 1 per region;
➡ It will have its assembly process completed only at the end of May. This represents a gap of 9 months in relation to the “mother resolution”, which created the PNTE. Once assembled, the SOURCE must contribute systematically to the preparation of the PLANTE, which will also require time. In other words: it seems that we will only have PLANTE prepared, validated and made official around 2026, the full electoral year.
➡ It will adopt the model of elections by segment and its representatives will serve biennial terms, with renewal allowed only once. The Public Notice refers to the 2025/26 biennium.
- Check out the resolution about assembling the SOURCE: https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-cefonte-n-1-de-13-de-janeiro-de-2025-607022770
- Recall the resolution of the National Energy Policy Council that established the framework of policies for the Energy Transition in Brazil:
https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/despacho-do-presidente-da-republica-580836599
