During the auction held recently by the Brazilian Federal Government, ENGIE won concession contracts for two hydropower plants (HPP) for a total amount of around EUR950 million (BRL3.531 billion). The Jaguara HPP, located in Rio Grande (between the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo), with a 424 MW installed capacity and the Miranda HPP, located in Rio Aragui, in Indianápolis (Minas Gerais State), with a 408 MW installed capacity.
The concession contracts are signed for a 30-year period. They raise the installed capacity of ENGIE from 10,290 MW to 11,122 MW and reinforce ENGIE’s position as the largest private energy producer in Brazil.
“These contracts are tremendous successes that represent a great growth opportunity for ENGIE, in line with the Group ambition to develop low carbon power production. These two plants have a strategic location for ENGIE’s growth as they are in the Southeast region where we already have other plants and activities”, said ENGIE Brazil CEO, Maurício Bähr.
With 3,000 employees and an installed capacity of more than 11 GW, ENGIE is the largest private power producer in Brazil. 90% of the Group’s installed capacity in the country come from clean, renewable sources, with low emissions of greenhouse gases. This low carbon dynamic has been reinforced by the construction of new wind farms in the Northeast and by the operation of one of the largest hydropower plants in Brazil, Jirau (3,750 MW), located in the Madeira River, Rondônia.
The Group is also present in Brazil in the solar distributed generation market and offers services related to energy efficiency, engineering and integration of systems working on the development of telecommunication and security systems, public lighting and urban mobility for smart cities.
ENGIE is committed to what it sees as tackling the challenges of the energy revolution, towards a world more decarbonised, decentralised and digitalised. It aims to become the leader of this new energy world by focusing on three key activities for the future: low carbon generation in particular from natural gas and renewable energy, energy infrastructure and efficient solutions adapted to all its customers (individuals, businesses, territories, etc.). Innovation, digital solutions and customer satisfaction are the guiding principles of ENGIE’s development.
The Group is active in around 70 countries, employs 150,000 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €66.6 billion in 2016. The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, DJSI Europe and Euronext Vigeo Eiris – World 120, Eurozone 120, Europe 120, France 20, CAC 40 Governance).
