Perspectivas e Desafios da Privatização do Setor Energético: Um Estudo de Caso da National Power Corporation em uma Província das Filipinas Desconectada da Rede Elétrica

Autores

  • Amaranth Wong Romblon State University. Philippines.
  • Ricky Umban National Power Corporation. Philippines
  • Jonathan Wong Romblon State University. Philippines. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1145-2817
  • Jomar Manzo Romblon State University. Philippines.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11i3.3622

Palavras-chave:

parceria público-privadav, setor energético, plano de transição, NPC, Romblon, privatização

Resumo

Este estudo elaborou um plano de transição para a possível privatização da National Power Corporation (NPC) em Romblon, nas Filipinas. Utilizando um delineamento de métodos mistos convergentes, a pesquisa integrou as percepções de funcionários da NPC e do conselho da ROMELCO — em Romblon, onde o serviço ainda não foi privatizado — com as experiências e desafios enfrentados pelas equipes da NPC nas regiões de Mindoro e Tablas, onde a privatização já havia ocorrido. Os resultados revelaram que as partes interessadas em Romblon viam a privatização de forma positiva no que diz respeito à prestação de contas (média ponderada = 3,72) e ao potencial de atrair investimentos para modernização (média ponderada = 3,87), mas expressaram incertezas quanto à transparência para o consumidor e à segurança no emprego. Dados qualitativos provenientes das áreas privatizadas destacaram desafios significativos relacionados à conformidade regulatória, à transição da força de trabalho e à sustentabilidade financeira. O estudo conclui que uma transição bem-sucedida exige uma abordagem sensível ao contexto, fundamentada no engajamento sólido das partes interessadas, na harmonização regulatória e em redes de proteção social robustas. O plano resultante oferece recomendações baseadas em evidências para formuladores de políticas que estejam considerando a privatização ou modelos de Parceria Público-Privada (PPP) para a NPC em províncias insulares.

Biografia do Autor

Amaranth Wong, Romblon State University. Philippines.

0000-0002-7074-0771. Universidade Estadual de Romblon. Filipinas. amaranthwong@rsu.edu.ph

 

Ricky Umban, National Power Corporation. Philippines

0009-0001-4241-5269. Corporação Nacional de Energia. Filipinas. rickyumban@npc.gov.ph

Jonathan Wong, Romblon State University. Philippines.

0000-0002-7074-0771. Universidade Estadual de Romblon. Filipinas. amaranthwong@rsu.edu.ph

Jomar Manzo, Romblon State University. Philippines.

0009-0006-7357-0401. Universidade Estadual de Romblon. Filipinas. jomarmanzo@rsu.edu.ph

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2026-08-09

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Wong, A., Umban, R., Wong, J., & Manzo, J. (2026). Perspectivas e Desafios da Privatização do Setor Energético: Um Estudo de Caso da National Power Corporation em uma Província das Filipinas Desconectada da Rede Elétrica. Diversitas Journal, 11(3), 001–013. https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v11i3.3622

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Administração Pública e de Empresa, Ciências Contábeis e Turismo