Agencyprepares tender forTransmission Auction No. 05/2012

Fonte: ANEEL

The tender of the Transmission Auction No. 05/2012, scheduled to be promoted by the National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL) on June 6thatthe headquarters of BM&FBovespa in Sao Paulo, is being finalized and will be submitted to approval from the Agency's board collegiate in a public meeting onMay 2nd. It will be the third transmission bidding procedure this year and, initially, it will comprise six lots in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Bahia and MinasGerais.

The lots comprise six transmission lines and seven substations. The transmission facilities are expected to enter into commercial operation in 24 months, from the date of signature of the respective concession contracts. Lot D, which includes transmission line Itabirito 2 – Vespasiano 2, in Minas Gerais, had no bidders in the Transmission Auction No. 03/2012 held on April 20th and will be among the lots offered in the Auction No. 05/2012.

In the event there are no changes in the terms of the tender during the Public Meeting of the Board, 588 km of transmission lines and 975 mega-volt-amperes of power will be auctioned.  The maximum Allowed Annual Revenue* is R$ 99.7 million. The draft tender and related technical documents, which have not been approved by the executive board of ANEEL to this date, are available for consultation here .(BT / PG)

* Allowed Annual Revenue – Annual revenue resulting from the winner's bid, which the concessionaire is entitled to receive for the provision of transmission public services from the date transmission facilities enter into commercial operation. (ANEEL Resolution no. 230 of 12 September 2006 (Official Gazette of 13 September 2006, section 1, p 56 –Resolução Normativa ANEEL n. 230, de 12 de setembro de 2006 (Diário Oficial, de 13 set. 2006, seção 1, p. 56)