Action Plan for Social and Environmental Emergencies
As a tool for containing and mitigating risks with potential impact on the environment and the community, Copel GeT’s Environment department has established the Socio-Environmental Emergency Action Plan (PAMA), focused on responding to emergencies such as oil spills, chemical spills, floods, road accidents, among other events that may directly affect people, the environment, and/or the operation of the projects.
The plan aims to establish organizational guidelines and ensure the availability of data, materials, and operational conditions that enable a structured, technical, and agile response in emergency situations. The goal is to ensure the immediate adoption of technical and administrative procedures appropriate to the severity of the occurrence.
Applicable to all Copel Geração e Transmissão S.A. projects — including hydroelectric plants, substations, transmission lines, and wind farms — PAMA defines the organizational chart for the socio-environmental teams, in line with the Local Management Groups and the operational Emergency Action Plans for the projects. The plan also establishes a flowchart with the steps to be followed in mobilizing resources and personnel, from identifying and containing the emergency to mitigating any impacts.
In addition to the PAMA, Copel also adopts the Environmental Emergency Response Plan (PREA), which focuses specifically on responding to events with the potential to cause significant environmental impacts, such as leaks of hazardous substances or accidents with a risk of contamination. The PREA performs risk analysis and defines the technical and administrative procedures to be followed, aiming at the containment, control, mitigation, and environmental recovery of the damage caused.
The coexistence of PAMA and PREA strengthens the Company’s response capacity to different types of emergencies, promoting greater socio-environmental safety and reinforcing Copel’s commitment to the prevention and responsible management of environmental risks.
