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Congress | Decisions on Energy, Including the Free Gas Market and Thermal Plants, Must Be Transparent to Ensure Quality and Avoid Resistance.
Modern communication is a vital part of any process, as it goes far beyond simple written text or spoken words. Often, the most impactful communication occurs through gestures or significant moments, known as communication movements, often regarded as forms of alternative media.
This dynamic is clearly evident in situations that generate discomfort, such as the extension of contracts for coal-fired power plants in southern Brazil, which led to a movement that sparked a debate in the country following events in Dubai, illustrating the importance of public relations in these moments.
Integration of Communication and Institutional Relations Structures
Therefore, the integration of communication and institutional relations structures within organizations, institutions, and technical teams is of utmost importance. Effective communication is essential for the success and progress of different areas within a company. It is through communication that the need for modernization of the natural gas sector in Brazil can be conveyed, especially regarding the free gas market.
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A practical example of this is the creation of Relivre, a set of distributors that establishes modern rules for the competitive sector, resulting from a joint effort of associations. This action, which started as an internal project of Abrace, gained significant proportions and became a reference in the market, even influencing the modernization of legislation in different states across the country.
The development of the free gas market has been highlighted and generated heated discussions, including criticisms of the initiative. However, even the most forceful criticisms contributed to the established communication objective.
Communication Movements in the National Front of Energy Consumers
Another relevant movement announced by the National Front of Energy Consumers is the pursuit of recognition for parliamentarians who advocate for energy consumers. It is essential that these movements adopt transparent, objective criteria compatible with good governance, aiming to ensure the quality of decisions made on behalf of society and consumers, both at the federal and state regulatory levels.
Transparency is a determining factor in ensuring the quality of decisions made on behalf of society. The lack of transparency is cited as one of the reasons for the low participation of parliamentarians in recent decisions, such as in the case of the Offshore Wind Project and the contracting of thermal plants running on natural gas and coal, which were deemed unnecessary and costly.
Additionally, there was an extension of sectoral subsidies and the contracting of a thermal plant powered by hydrogen derived from ethanol, located in northeastern Brazil. It is clear that traditional communication was ineffective in this context, as there was an extensive proliferation of editorials and articles in both print and television media that did not result in a decisive impact on the National Congress.
Public Relations and Power in Energy Market Decisions
It remains to be seen whether consumers, who succeeded in traditional communication, managed to expand their discourse to other spheres and mobilize parliamentarians to defend their causes. Transparency and openness to debate are fundamental in ensuring that decisions affecting society are less contested. Engagement and active participation are still the best options for everyday decisions, especially in the context of the energy market.
Source: EPBR
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