Engie Brasil Energia S A : begins commercial operations at the Santo Agostinho Wind Complex
March 23, 2023
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On Thursday March 23, ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) authorized commercial operations of the first 6.2 MW capacity wind turbine at the Santo Agostinho Wind Complex. Situated in the municipalities of Lajes and Pedro Avelino in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Santo Agostinho will have an installed capacity of 434 MW when concluded, comprising 14 wind farms with a total of 70 wind generator units.
About 22 months have elapsed between the start of work and gradual entry into commercial operations. At an investment of approximately R$ 2.3 billion, the Complex strengthens still further ENGIE's objective of growing in renewables - with Brazil at the core of this strategy.
"The commercial operation of the first Santo Agostinho unit is a landmark event for a large scale operation, to be concluded before the end of 2023 thereby maintaining our commitments and ensuring the benefit of the transmission tariff discount for the Company's customers, a competitive advantage in the free contracting environment" comments Eduardo Sattamini, Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer at ENGIE Brasil Energia.
Currently, ENGIE Brasil Energia has more than 1.2 GW of installed wind generation capacity in its portfolio. Besides Santo Agostinho's 434 MW to be incorporated in the generator park over the course of the next two years, the Serra do Assuruá project will also bring an additional 846 MW, implementation of which is at an initial stage in the municipality of Gentio do Ouro (BA).
Social projects enhance ENGIE's contribution in the region.
ENGIE is committed to investing in social projects for promoting education, income creation and social wellbeing in the cities where its projects are installed. In Santo Agostinho, 21 projects have already been contemplated, amounting to approximately R$ 4 million in private social investment. Of particular note among the main projects supported in Lajes and Pedro Avelino is the construction of a Multi-Purpose Center at a cost of R$ 1.4 million as well as the modernization of the 03 de Agosto, Distrito de Firmamento and Rio do Feijão community centers. Investments were also made in educational programs with the donation of 133 tablets to the benefit of approximately 500 students in Pedro Avelino's municipal education network.
About ENGIE
ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. With its 96,000 employees, its customers, partners and stakeholders, the Group is committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by its purpose ("raison d'être"), ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on its key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to its customers.
In Brazil, ENGIE, leader in renewable power generation in the country, operates in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. With 2,400 employees, ENGIE has an installed capacity of approximately 10 GW, of which 100%* is from renewable sources.
*Considering the selling of the Thermal Power Plant Pampa Sul, signed on September 15, which closing is subject to fulfillment of certain conditions precedent in the agreement.
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ENGIE Brasil Energia S.A., formerly Tractebel Energia S.A., is an independent utility concessionaire. The Company is engaged in the business of generation and commercialization of electrical energy. The Company develops and operates power plants. The Company installs and operates plants fired from conventional energy sources, such as hydroelectric, thermoelectric and complementary units, small hydroelectric plants and wind, biomass and photovoltaic plants. The Company's installed capacity, including its stakes in energy generation consortiums, is approximately 7,000 megawatts. The Company's generation facilities in operation consist of 29 plants, of which nine hydroelectric power plants, seven thermoelectric power plants (three coal, three biomass and one natural gas plant), three small hydro power plants (SHPP), nine wind farms and one photovoltaic solar power plant. The Company is controlled by ENGIE Brasil Participacoes Ltda.
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