A Electronorte, a subsidiary of Eletrobras, and the Warehouse investment fund, from the BTG Pactual Group, were the big winners of the first broadcast auction of electrical energy of 2024.
O competition was held by ANEEL (National Electric Energy Agency) and by MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy) this Thursday (28), at the headquarters of B3, in São Paulo (SP).
All 15 lots offered were sold, common average discount of 40,62%, and investments of R$ 18,2 billion – the second largest in history, behind only the event held in December last year (R$ 19,7 billion).
A Eletrobras alone won four lots, including the largest and most powerful, lot 5. The other lots won by the company were 1, 3 and 9. The companies' works will be carried out in the states of Ceará, Piauí, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia and Santa Catarina.
Already BTG Pactual Group's investment fund won the lot with the highest estimated investment value auction, number 6. The fund also won the disputes for lots 4 and 14. The works cover the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte.
Altogether, the first auction of transmission of 2024 foresees the construction of 6.464 kilometers of new lines e substations with 9.200 MW in transformation capacity.
The estimate is that more than 34,9 jobs will be created to carry out works in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso do Sul, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte , Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Tocantins.
To the press, the ONS (National Electrical System Operator) evaluated as positive the results of the first transmission auction of 2024, highlighting the importance of the role of solar and wind energy.
“As is the case in the energy segment around the world, the Brazilian electricity sector is undergoing accelerated transformations and wind and solar plants are the growth engine of the Brazilian generating complex. Expanding transmission is essential for the integration of these projects into the SIN and for consolidating the energy transition process,” said Luiz Carlos Ciocchi, general director of the ONS.
Check out the details of each of the lots won at the auction:
Lot 1: a Eletronorte won lot 1 of the auction, with an offer of R$ 162,3 million (discount of 42,93% in relation to the maximum value predicted by ANEEL) to deliver 538 kilometers of transmission lines and substations in the states of Ceará and Piauí. The planned investment for this will be R$1,7 billion.
Lot 2: a EDP was the company that sold lot 2 after offering a value of R$ 135 million, with a discount out of 45,97%. In total, 537 kilometers of transmission line work will be carried out in Piauí based on a planned investment of around R$1,5 billion.
Lot 3: Eletronorte also won lot 3 of the auction for R$114,9 million, with a discount of 26,94%. The company will have to build 337 kilometers of transmission lines, with a power of 1.800 MVA, in Ceará. Estimated investments are R$983,4 million.
Lot 4: o Warehouse fund, from the BTG Pactual Group, won lot 4 for an offer of R$ 111,7 million, with a discount of 30,50%. 411 kilometers of transmission lines will be built in the states of Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. The expected investment volume for this is R$990,5 million.
Lot 5: o lot with the largest in size and power was purchased by Eletronorte for R$ 302 million, with a discount of 31,14% and investments of R$ 2,6 billion in the construction of 1.116 kilometers of transmission lines in the states of Ceará, Piauí, Pernambuco, Alagoas and Bahia.
Lot 6: o Lot 6 was also sold by the Warehouse fund, which offered R$284 million, with a discount of 49,60%. The lot with the highest estimated investment value, around R$3,4 billion, involves the construction of 951 kilometers in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais.
Lot 7: a EDP purchased lot 7 for R$51 million, with a discount of 41,05%. The company will have to invest R$528,6 million in 390 kilometers of transmission lines in the states of Bahia, Piauí and Tocantins.
Lot 8: a Brasiluz Eletrificação won lot 8 for R$16,05 million, with a discount of 43,27%. The works cover transmission lines in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with investments of R$142,2 million.
Lot 9: a Eletronorte was the winning company with an offer of R$11,6 million, with a discount of 59,39%. The lot proposes the construction of six kilometers of lines and substations in Santa Catarina, with planned investments of R$190,6 million.
Lot 10: a COX Brasil won the lot with a bid of R$29 million, with a discount of 43,49%. The lot foresees the construction of 104 kilometers of lines in the state of São Paulo, with estimated investments of R$329 million.
Lot 11: o Consórcio Paraná took lot 11 with an offer of R$20,4 million and a discount of 42,42%. 75 kilometers will be built in Mato Grosso from R$221,7 million in investments.
Lot 12: a Energisa sold the lot with an offer of R$112,5 million, with a discount of 29,99%. The lot foresees the construction of transmission lines in the states of Maranhão and Piauí, with investments of R$932,5 million.
Lot 13: a EDP won lot 13 with a bid of R$102,4 million and a discount of 36,21%. The lot consists of 461 kilometers of lines in the states of Piauí, Maranhão and Tocantins., with investments of R$982,1 million.
Lot 14: o Warehouse fund won the dispute for lot 14 with an offer of R$162,9 million and a discount of 53,57%. The company will have to build 636 kilometers of transmission lines in the state of Bahia, with investments of R$2,1 billion.
Lot 15: o Olympus XVII Consortium won lot 15 for R$154,4 million, with a discount of 33,5%. The lot foresees the construction of 509 kilometers of transmission lines, with R$1,3 billion in investments.
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