A eficiência da iluminação pública como ferramenta de gestão - estudo de caso

Abstract

Public lighting is essential to the quality of life of the population in urban and rural centers. It enables people to fully enjoy the spaces during the night, ensuring safety of pedestrians and drivers of vehicles, encouraging trade and nightly entertainment and also serving as artificial embellishment, highlighting monuments, squares, parks and other public areas. Since the publication of ANEEL Resolution 414/2010, which had as its precept transfer to municipalities Maintenance, Operation and Expansion of lighting systems that were under the tutelage of the power utilities, street lighting began to be a problem for municipalities due to lack of knowledge to manage linked to inefficient and costly systems, creating a state of fear and uncertainty as to the effective provision of this public service. The scarcity of resources for asset management is key point in the discussion, since it is up to the public administrator Burdening the taxpayer decide whether or enforce strategic management tools to make efficient and self-sustaining system without the need to increase taxes.