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Power transmission auction sells all lots to 10 companies

The biggest power transmission auction since 2019 ended this Thursday (30) with the sale of all 13 lots offered. The event was divided into two parts, in the morning and in the afternoon, and took place at the B3 , in Sao Paulo. In all, there were 10 winning companies, with discounts reaching 59.90%.

The lots represent 5,425 kilometers of transmission lines and 6,180 megavolt-amperes (MVA) in substations transformation capacity. The winners of the concessions will be responsible for the construction of the lines, which should take between 42 and 60 months, and subsequent maintenance.

The government’s initial expectation is that the auction represented R$ 15.3 billion in investments, with a projection of generating 31,697 direct jobs during the construction period.

The transmission lines will cover the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rondônia, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Sergipe.

At first part started at 10 am, lots 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11 were traded. As of 2 pm, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 13 were offered. a maximum Allowed Annual Revenue (RAP) amount, with the winner offering the lowest amount.

The first batch, which includes 13 facilities in the states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, was acquired by Consórcio Verde, with RAP in the amount of R$ 283.3 million and with a discount of 47.34%.

The second batch, with six installations in Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo was awarded by Neoenergia, with a bid of R$ 360 million and a discount of 50.33%.

Isa Cteep won lot 3, comprising nine facilities in Minas Gerais and Holy Spirit with a RAP bid of R$285.73 million and a discount of 46.75%.

Lot number four, which provides for an installation in Amapá, was purchased by Zopone Engenharia, with a RAP of R$ 38.89 million and a discount of 5%.

Comprising three facilities in the Bahia and not Sergipe lot five was bought for a bid of R$ 22 million and a discount of 26.52%, made by Sterlite.

Isa Cteep won the dispute for lot six with a bid of R$ 13.43 million and a discount of 59.21%. It has a facility in the state of São Paulo.

In another event, the seventh batch, with an installation in For was purchased by the Engie which offered a RAP of R$6.48 million and a discount of 59.90%.

Lot number eight was won by Eletronorte, a subsidiary of electrobras , which made a bid of R$ 12.25 million and a discount of 38.57%. As a result, it will need to build two facilities in Rondônia .

The ninth lot was purchased by Sterlite, with an annual revenue of R$87.6 million and a discount of 32.96%. It has five facilities located in the Mato Grosso and in Pará.

THE Taesa bought lot number ten, formed by two installations in Santa Catarina with a bid of R$18.78 million and a discount of 47.96%.

The eleventh lot was purchased by Neonergia, with a bid of R$ 38.2 million and a discount of 45.74%. It comprises four facilities in the Mato Grosso do Sul .

The penultimate lot, number 12, has a facility in amazon and was sold by energetic whose bid was R$17.68 million and a discount of 45.26%.

The last batch, consisting of two installations in the Acre had Consórcio Norte as the winner, with a bid of R$ 22.4 million and a discount of 31%.

Investment

Most of the planned investment is concentrated in the first three lots. Of the BRL 15.3 billion projected, BRL 12.27 billion will be for large-scale transmission, capable of draining photovoltaic renewable energy.

“Investments in a robust transmission system will allow new investments in energy generation, especially in the northern region of Minas Gerais, which has a low human development index (HDI), bringing more jobs and opportunities”, according to the federal government.

The purpose of the investments is also to improve service conditions in the Acre and not amazon especially the integration of the Humaitá region (AM), which is currently isolated from the National Interconnected System (SIN).

Plots 8 to 12 belong to areas that have already been bid for, but which have not had the projects implemented and whose contracts have expired already declared by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MMS). They have an estimated investment of R$ 2.19 billion.

The project also includes a transmission network in the region of Novo Progresso (PA) and in the amapá . The transmission network in For should bring investment to other infrastructure sectors, such as mining, according to the government statement.

With information from Fabricio Julião, from CNN Brasil Business

Source: CNN Brasil

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