SAO PAULO, May 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian energy company Eneva SA is close to acquiring local utility Celse, which is based in the northeastern state of Sergipe, newspaper O Globo reported on Friday.

Citing people close to the deal, the report said Eneva's acquisition of Celse is being treated as "certain" even though binding offers for the firm are only set to be presented next week. (Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Jan Harvey)