Luiz Carlos da Costa, Dsc

Technical Director

At PSR since 2002, he has been technical director, coordinating the development and participating in the training and support of PSR’s most widely used computational tool, the hydrothermal probabilistic simulation model (SDDP model). He has also participated in the development of other PSR computational tools for planning the expansion of electrical systems, analyzing generation-transmission reliability, allocating transmission costs, supply-demand adjustment markets, and calculating energy prices.

Academic Background

  • DSc in Operations Research – COPPE/UFRJ

  • MSc in Operations Research – COPPE/UFRJ

  • BSc in Electrical Engineering – UFRJ

Professional Experience

  • Involved in the development of computational models applied to the energy sector, such as:

    • Hydrothermal dispatch optimization under uncertainty with grid constraints (SDDP model).

    • Generation-transmission composite reliability assessment (CORAL model).

    • Electric system expansion planning (OptGen model) and transmission cost allocation.

  • Participated in the development of models for generation-demand balancing markets (Balance model) and energy price assessment.

  • With extensive international experience, he has participated in training, support, conferences, and projects in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Italy, Panama, Turkey, the United States, and Vietnam.