Fonte: ANEEL

The Special Commission for Bidding of the Brazilian Electric Power Agency (Aneel) published today (May 14), through Relevant Notification nº 4, the list of companies that have provided guarantees to Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant auction. The two participants (Consórcio Jirau Energia and Consórcio Energia Sustentável do Brasil – CESB) have made the deposit and have taken their passwords for the auction system access. For them, the guarantees correspond to 1% of the investment amount. These parameters are defined on page 15 of the invitation to bid.

See the list of companies that make up each qualified consortium and their respective shares:

1) CONSÓRCIO JIRAU ENERGIA

Odebrecht Investimentos em Infra-estrutura Ltda. (17.6%);

Construtora Norberto Odebrecht S/A (1%);

Andrade Gutierrez Participações S/A (12.4%);

Cemig Geração e Transmissão S/A (10%);

Furnas Centrais Elétricas S/A (39%) and

Fundo de Investimentos e Participações Amazônia Energia (FIP – composed of Banif and Santander Banks) (20%).

2) CONSÓRCIO ENERGIA SUSTENTÁVEL DO BRASIL

Suez Energy South América Participações Ltda. (50.1%);

Camargo Correa Investimentos em Infra-estrutura S/A (9.9%);

Eletrosul Centrais Elétricas S/A (20%) and

Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco – Chesf (20%).

Power Distribution Companies – 31 power distribution concessionaires, purchasers at the auction, have provided their guarantees and are qualified to purchase power from Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant auction. See the complete list here.

Auction Training – On Thursday (May 15), the two participants will be trained on the auction system and will participate in a simulation with fictitious data, in order to be prepared to make the auction call.

Auction – The auction will be promoted by Aneel and the Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica (CCEE) will be in charge of the auction operationalization, under Aneel’s delegation. The guidelines approved by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) are presented on decree nº 36/2008. More details on the invitation to bid are available at Invitations to Bid – Power Generation in Enterpriser’s Space at website www.aneel.gov.br.

Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant will offer the installed capacity of 3,300 megawatts. The project may start to generate power in January 2013, when the three first generation units may be started. The project includes the installation of 44 turbines and the reservoir area will correspond to 258 kilometers square. The deadline, from the concession contract signature to the final project implementation, is 90 months, or 7.5 years. The total project value, estimated by the Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) for the construction of Jirau Hydroelectric Power Plant, is R$ 8,7 billion, with October 2007 as reference.