Fonte: ANEEL

The final version of the 006/2008 auction public announcement for the National Interconnected System (SIN) Basic Network’s transmission installation tender was approved today (9/2) by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency’s (Aneel) collegiate board. Projected for October 3 of this year, the auction will offer concessions for six transmission lines with a total estimated extension of 356 kilometers (km) and for substations divided into seven lots. The auction will be held at the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange in a public session conducted by the Bovespa BM&F.

The tendered installations will be located in the states of Piauí, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Bahia and Pernambuco. Public or private, domestic or international companies can participate in the auction individually or in consortiums, as can Investment Fund Participations (IFP). The projection for commercial start-up of these ventures is 16 to 24 months after signing the concession contracts.

The main change in the public announcement in relation to prior tenders is the inversion of phases, which consists of legal, technical, economic-financial and fiscal approval after holding the auction. In the phase preceding the auction, the only requirements will be the registration documents and confirmation of participation by interested parties by means of the financial guarantee deposit demanded in the process.

In the specific case of Lot F, the public announcement states the need to transfer to the transmission firm that wins the Missões (RS) substation tender, which belongs to the Rio Grande Energia S/A (RGE) distributor, which will become part of the Basic Network. The operation foresees indemnification for installations and equipment.

For Lot G, the document also determines acquisition by the winner of a section of a double circuit transmission line section about 22 km long, as well as line entries for the Pirapama II substation, which will become part of the Basic Network. These installations belong to independent energy producer, Termopernambuco S/A, which will also be indemnified.

According to the public announcement timeline, registration documents and guarantee deposits shall be made on October 1. The list of companies able to participate in the auction will be released on the 2^nd, the day before the auction. Delivery of documents for the post-qualification of winners will occur on the 8^th of that month. The concession contract signing date will be defined in a timely manner.

The public announcement text results from the 27 contributions presented by six companies in the document public hearing process held by Aneel last August 13-20. The public announcement, timeline and other documents related to the tender shall be available at www.aneel.gov.br, through the link Espaço do Empreendedor/Licitações/Editais de Transmissão.

The list of lines and substations included in the auction is shown below:

LOTA

LT Ribeiro Gonçalves – Balsas, at 230 kV

SE Ribeiro Gonçalves 500/230/69 kV (350 MVA)

SE Balsas, at 230/69 kV (100 MVA)

Approximate extension: 95 km

Location: Piauí and Maranhão

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 8.613 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 18 months

LOTB

SE Miranda II, at 500/230 kV (450 MVA)

Location: Maranhão

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 7.855 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 22 months

LOTC

LT Bom Despacho 3 – Ouro Preto 2, at 500 kV,

Approximate extension: 180 km

Location: Minas Gerais

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 11.146 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 21 months

LOTD

LT Porto Alegre 9 – Porto Alegre 4 (underground), at 230 kV

Approximate extension: 11 km

LT Porto Alegre 9 – Porto Alegre 8, at 230 kV

Approximate extension: 10 km

LT Nova Santa Rita – Porto Alegre 9, at 230 kV

Approximate extension: 27 km

LT Monte Claro – Garibaldi, at 230 kV

Approximate extension: 33 km

Location: Rio Grande do Sul.

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 9.074 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 24 months

LOTE

SE Narandiba, at 230/69 kV (200 MVA)

Location: Bahia.

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 10.367 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 24 months

LOTF

SE Missões, at 230/69 kV (150 MVA)

Location: Rio Grande do Sul.

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 3.254 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 16 months

LOTG

SE Suape II, at 500/230 kV (600 MVA)

SE Suape III, at 230/69 kV (200 MVA)

Location: Pernambuco

Maximum Annual Revenues Permitted: R$ 14.989 million

Projected commercial operation start-up: 24 months