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Today, the world depends on an abundant amount of energy. Hence, there is a need in creating new ways of obtaining energy to boost industrial production and thereby increase the wealth of a country. Therefore, industrial growth is strongly linked to way to get clean and cheap energy. In Brazil, preferentially uses the energy from the hydroelectric plants, but these may not always generate the energy required to supply all our needs. So, we can not deny that the thermal power plants have a respectable role in power generation, complementing the energy from the hydroelectric when they go through times of low production, as in periods of drought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we report, first, the Brazilian energy situation from the major oil crisis in the 1970s. Next, we discuss the period from the 1980s until 2005. Finally, it is projected scenarios from recent past (2005-2013), to the future that begins today and runs until 2030. This is a work for educational purposes, in which we provide compiled data for school research in all levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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