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Risen Energy Brasil and Cemig strengthen partnership on visit to China

The objective of the meeting was to explore new business opportunities in Latin America

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Representatives of Risen Energy and Cemig at the Chinese manufacturer's facilities. Image: Risen Energy/Disclosure

A Risen Energy received, on June 11th, a delegation from Jamig (Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais) in its facilities in China. The visit aimed to strengthen the partnership between the two companies, explore new opportunities for collaboration in the renewable energy sector and discover the new production unit for photovoltaic cells and modules with HJT (heterojunction) technology, recently inaugurated.

The delegation was composed of Yuri Mendonça, CEO of Cemig SIM; Osias Galantine, director of Purchasing and Logistics at Cemig; Mauricio Dall Agnese, director of Strategy, Environment and Innovation at Cemig; It is Gabriel Furtado, Materials Planning Manager at Cemig. 

The meeting began with a meeting in which the renewable energy market outlook and presented the studies of technologies and processes involving Risen Energy products to ensure quality in delivering the product to its customers. This exchange of information, according to the manufacturer, was essential to align the strategies of both companies and identify synergies that can be explored in the future.

Afterwards, the Cemig delegation was invited to a traditional Chinese lunch – accompanied by Bob Hao, global head of Sales at Risen Energy; Ricardo Marchezini, country manager at Risen Energy Brasil; Nannan Wang, senior Sales Manager at Risen Energy; and members of Risen Energy in Latin America.

The program continued with a visit to Risen's R&D (Research and Development) center and testing laboratory. “The partnership with Cemig is crucial to our strategy of expanding the Brazilian and Latin American markets”, highlighted Marchezini.

“The visit to Risen Energy's facilities allowed us to showcase the advanced technology and R&D investments we are making. We are confident that this partnership will bring significant benefits to both companies and to the energy sector as a whole”, he highlighted.

Visit to the showroom and factory tour

Visitors also had the opportunity to visit the Chinese manufacturer's showroom, where the latest news and product launches were presented, and also took a tour of the new factory where solar cells and panels are produced using HJT technology.

Located at the Nanbin base, the facility is one of several manufacturing units with a production capacity of 15 GW of HJT cells and 15 GW of modules – on an area of ​​965.333 m² and a total investment of 15,2 billion yuan. During the tour, representatives understood the detailed manufacturing process of HJT cells and modules, from cell manufacturing to the finished panel.

“Our premise is to implement best governance practices, which includes our partners and suppliers. The opportunity to share knowledge and see Risen Energy's cutting-edge projects up close ratifies an already established connection that will promote even more innovation in our strategic growth planning”, said Iuri Mendonça.

“We bring from China the certainty that we will offer the market the best in terms of cutting-edge technology when it comes to photovoltaic modules, effectively contributing to the global energy transition”, concluded the CEO of Cemig SIM.

This visit marked an important step in the relationship between Risen Energy Brasil and Cemig, who signed a contract in December 2023 that provides for the supply of 750 MWp of photovoltaic modules in the RSM132-8-660BMDG model.

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Mateus Badra
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Mateus Badra

Journalist graduated from PUC-Campinas. He worked as a producer, reporter and presenter on TV Bandeirantes and Metro Jornal. He has been following the Brazilian electricity sector since 2020.

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  • Rodrigo Abrao

    CEMIG is not even ashamed of itself. Eating investment everywhere, but they are installing so many modules that it's worth even holding a meeting in China.

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