QUEM É/WHO IS

Energy Regulation and Economics

Prof. Edmar de Almeida is professor at the Institute of Economics of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and researcher at the Institute of Energy in PUC-Rio. Since 1993, Prof. Almeida teaches in undergraduate and graduate (including MBA) courses focusing largely on the energy sector. He is also active in research and consulting, focusing on the evolution of the oil, gas and electricity industries in Brazil and globally. Prof. Edmar Almeida is also a Non-Executive Board Member at Galp Energia in Portugal.

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His specific research interests include industrial organization and the dynamic of the energy industries, regulation, and energy policy, and technological innovation and its impacts for the energy markets. Prof. Almeida has advised many government agencies, private and public companies, institutional investors and multilateral organizations on energy sector policy and planning, regulatory issues, market development. 

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Prof. Almeida graduated in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil (1992) and has a Master’s Degree in Industrial Economics (1994) and a PhD in Applied Economics from the Institute of Energy Policy and Economics of the Grenoble University, France (1999). Prof. Almeida is the author or co-author of several books, academic papers and professional articles, and is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, both in Brazil and abroad.