RELEVANT FACT

CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26 | NIRE: 533.0000085-9 PUBLIC COMPANY

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A ("Company" or "Eletrobras") (B3: ELET3, ELET5 & ELET6; NYSE:

EBR & EBR.B; LATIBEX: XELT.O & XELT.B) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general, in compliance with the provisions of the Resolution of the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários ("CVM") No. 44, of August 23, 2021, and in addition to the Relevant Fact disclosed on May 3, 2022, that, on this date, the transfer was carried out of Eletrobras shares in Norte Energia S.A. ("NESA"), equivalent to a 15% interest, to the subsidiary Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S/A ("Eletronorte") for the amount of BRL 1,930,114,649.99 (one billion, nine hundred and thirty million, one hundred and fourteen thousand, six hundred and forty-nine reais and ninety-nine cents), by means of entries in the Registered Shares Transfer Book and the Registered Nominated Shares Book.

With the aforementioned transaction, Eletrobras no longer holds a direct interest in NESA DE 15.00%. However, it remains with the indirect interest of 49.98%, through the subsidiaries Eletronorte (34.98%) and Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco - Chesf (15.00%).

The transaction is in line with the strategic objective of rationalizing equity interests, as provided for in the Business and Management Master Plan ("PDNG 2022-2026").

Rio de Janeiro, August 11, 2022

Elvira Cavalcanti Presta

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

This document may contain estimates and forecasts that are not statements of fact that occurred in the past but reflect our management beliefs and expectations and may constitute future events' forecasts and estimates under Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words "believe", "may", "estimate", "continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect" and related words are intended to identify estimates that necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, known or unknown . Known risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general economic, regulatory, political and commercial conditions in Brazil and abroad, changes in interest rates, inflation and value of the Real, changes in volumes and the pattern of use of electricity by consumer, competitive conditions, our level of indebtedness, the possibility of receiving payments related to our receivables, changes in rainfall and water levels in the reservoirs used to operate our hydroelectric plants, our financing and capital investment plans, existing and future government regulations , and other risks described in our annual report and other documents filed with CVM and SEC. Estimates and forecasts refer only to the date they were expressed and we assume no obligation to update any of these estimates or forecasts due to the occurrence of new information or future events. Future results of the Company's operations and initiatives may differ from current expectations and the investor should not rely solely on the information contained herein. This material contains calculations that may not reflect accurate results due to rounding.

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