EPE says Brazilian public lighting used about 2.4% of electricity in 2024
EPE says public lighting consumed about 13,300 GWh in 2024 and served roughly 94% of localities.
Event / data period: 2026-10-13
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A study published on October 13 by Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE) with the Ministry of Cities says public lighting used about 13,300 GWh in 2024, around 2.4% of national electricity consumption. The service reaches approximately 94% of localities and can account for 3% to 5% of municipal budgets.
EPE says replacing obsolete equipment with LEDs and improving remote management could raise efficiency and service quality. The study calls for a regularly updated national database, a reproducible estimate of efficiency potential, and open standards and data security as lighting networks take on digital functions.
Data
Public-lighting indicators
The electricity-consumption share refers to 2024; service coverage is the approximate value in the October 13 study summary.
- National electricity-consumption share
- ≈2.4 percent
- 2024 · Observed
- Localities with service
- ≈94 percent
- 2026-10-13 · Observed
Methodology
Figures are reported as approximate in EPE’s study summary; source unit is percent.
Updated:
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.epe.gov.br ↗
- ElectricitySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricitywww.epe.gov.br ↗
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- Brazil · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.epe.gov.br ↗