Energisa

Our History

Energisa Group, which traces its origins to Companhia Força e Luz Cataguases-Leopoldina (CFLCL), the Group‘s former holding company, is active across the electric power distribution, generation, services and trading businesses, but with distribution as its core business. Get to know a bit about the history of the Group in its timeline.

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  • 1905
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1918
  • 1925
  • 1928
  • 1949
  • 1956
  • 1958
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • 1977
  • 1983
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2017
  • 2018
  • 2019
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022

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1905

José Monteiro Ribeiro Junqueira, João Duarte Ferreira and Norberto Custódio Ferreira found the Companhia Força e Luz Catagrazes-Leopoldina (Cataguazes-Leopoldina Power and Light Company), headquartered in Cataguases, Minas Gerais.

1907

Cataguazes-Leopoldina is the third joint-stock company to be registered on the Rio de Janeiro Stock Market.

1908

The company inaugurates its first hydroelectric unit, the Mauricio Plant, with 800 kW of power, one of the pioneering generators of the country.

1910

Acquisition of Serviços Elétricos de Muriaé, MG.

1911

Payment of the first dividends.

1912

Expansion of the Maurício Plant to 1.2 MW.

1918

CFLCL acquires Companhia Pombense de Eletricidade in Rio Pomba and the Coronel Domiciano hydroelectric power plant in Muriaé, Minas Gerais.

1925

Cataguazes-Leopoldina becomes one of the first companies in the world to allow profit-sharing for its employees.

1928

Construction of the Ituerê Plant, with 4 MW, in the municipality of Rio Pomba, MG.

1949

Acquisition of Empresa Força e Luz Além Paraíba, in the municipality of Além Paraíba, MG.

1956

The first turbine of the New Maurício Plant goes into operation, with 5 MW.

1958

The second turbine of the New Maurício Plant goes into operation, also with 5 MW.

1970

The third turbine of the New Maurício Plant goes into operation, with 11.2 MW. Acquisition of a Diesel Group for thermal generation, with 5.5 MW, in Cataguases. Change of frequency of the distribution from 50 to 60 Hz.

1971

Interconnection with Furnas, via Light, in Além Paraíba.

1977

Acquisition of Companhia Leste Mineira de Eletricidade, in Manhuaçu, MG. Interconnection with CEMIG in Manhuaçu.

1983

Inauguration of the Glória Plant, with 13 MW, in Muriaé.

1994

Acquisition of Empreza Industrial Mirahy S/A, electric energy supplier in the municipality of Miraí, MG.

1995

The company repowers the Coronel Domiciano hydropower plant.

1996

The company is awarded a concession for the Municipality of Sumidouro, Rio de Janeiro and repowers the Neblina plant in Ipanema, Minas Gerais.

1997

Acquisition of Companhia de Eletricidade Nova Friburgo S/A with headquarters in Nova Friburgo, RJ. Acquisition of Empresa Energética de Sergipe S/A (ENERGIPE) with headquarters in Aracaju, SE.

1998

The 21.4 MW Cachoeira do Emboque small hydro plant starts operation in the municipality of Raul Soares, Minas Gerais.

1999

Cat-Leo Energia S/A, an electric energy generation and service providing company, is founded with headquarters in Cataguases. Acquisition of Companhia Energética da Borborema (CELB), with headquarters in Campina Grande, PB. Start of operation of the PCH Ervália plant, with 9.6 MW, in the municipality of Ervália, MG.

2000

Acquisition of Sociedade Anônima de Eletrificação da Paraíba (Saelpa) with headquarters in João Pessoa, PB.

2001

The 9.5 MW Benjamim Baptista small hydro plant comes online in the municipality of Manhuaçu. Through the then Cat-Leo Energia SA, Cataguazes-Leopoldina initiates 5 new small hydro developments in the Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais state, with an aggregate capacity of 100 MW. The company invests approximately R$ 250 million and creates 2500 jobs in the construction of small hydro plants Ivan Botelho I, II and III, Ormeo Junqueira Botelho and Túlio Cordeiro de Melo, and initiates construction of the Juiz de Fora Thermal Power Station (UTEJF), the first natural gas-fired power plant in Minas Gerais.

2002

Cataguazes-Leopoldina wins an Abradee Award as best company in the Southeast while Energipe is named best company in the Northeast. The company undertakes another major venture, simultaneously initiating five new small hydro developments in the Atlantic Forest belt of Minas Gerais known as Zona da Mata.

2003

PCHs Ivan Botelho I and II, Túlio Cordeiro de Melo, and Ormeo Junqueira Botelho start operation. Cataguazes-Leopoldina wins the Abradee Award for best company in Social Responsibility of the Brazilian electric sector.

2004

The Ivan Botelho III small hydro plant comes online. Cataguazes-Leopoldina again receives an Abradee Award as best in Corporate Social Responsibility in the Brazilian electric utility industry, as well as the Abradee Award for best Management Quality. Energipe wins an Abradee Award as best company in the Northeast. That same year, the company initiates two small hydro developments in Mato Grosso, further developing its hydro power expertise to include third-party projects and developments outside Minas Gerais.

2005

The company completes construction of the 26 MW Obreiras small hydro plant, the first developed for third parties. That same year, Cataguazes-Leopoldina receives the Abradee Award as best in Corporate Social Responsibility in the Brazilian electric utility industry and CELB receives the Abradee Award for best Management Quality for the third consecutive year.

2006

Multipar S/A, a Cataguazes-Leopoldina Group company, acquires Energia do Brasil Participações Ltda. Cataguazes-Leopoldina receives its fourth consecutive annual Abradee Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in the Brazilian electric utility industry and its second Abradee Award for best Management Quality. CELB receives the award for Best Performance Improvement. The 28 MW Canoa Quebrada small hydro plant, also in Mato Grosso, is delivered to project owner Amper Energia S/A.

2007

Cataguazes-Leopoldina Group concludes its De-verticalization Plan. Energisa becomes the holding company of Cataguazes-Leopoldina Group and replaces Cataguazes-Leopoldina on the stock exchange. Energisa disposes of Zona da Mata Geração with its 11 small hydro plants (45 MW). Cataguazes-Leopoldina receives its fifth Abradee Award for Corporate Social Responsibility and Best Quality Management. Energipe and Saelpa also receive Abradee Awards for Best Quality Management. Energipe receives the IASC – Aneel Consumer Satisfaction Award for the Northeast.

2008

Cataguazes-Leopoldina Group becomes Energisa Group and begins operating under the new brand, with shareholders approving new names for Group companies. All company names are now prefixed by Energisa followed by words denoting their place of business or activity, reflecting their unification under the new Energisa brand, as follows:

  • Energisa Minas Gerais – Distribuidora de Energia S/A, replacing CFLCL;
  • Energisa Nova Friburgo – Distribuidora de Energia S/A, replacing CENF;
  • Energisa Sergipe – Distribuidora de Energia S/A, replacing Energipe;
  • Energisa Borborema – Distribuidora de Energia S/A, replacing CELB;
  • Energisa Paraíba – Distribuidora de Energia S/A, replacing Saelpa;
  • Energisa Soluções S/A, replacing Cat-Leo Cise;
  • Energisa Comercializadora de Energia Ltda, replacing Cat-Leo Comercializadora de Energia Ltda;
  • Energisa Serviços Aéreos de Prospecção S/A, replacing Cataguazes Serviços Aéreos de Prospecção Ltda.

2009

Energisa S/A acquires full ownership of all shares in subsidiaries and broadens its generation development portfolio with the construction of three new small hydro plants – Caju, São Sebastião do Alto and Santo Antônio – with an aggregate capacity of 31 MW.

2010

Energisa enters into generation of electric energy from the source of wind. The company will build five windpower parks in Rio Grande do Norte, with investments that will total R$ 560 million.

2011

The Caju (10MW) and São Sebastião do Alto (13.2 MW) small hydro plants begin commercial operation and work begins on the 8 MW Zé Tunin small hydro development. In December 2011, Energisa acquires two thermal power plants from Tonon in Bocaina (São Paulo) and Maracaju (Mato Grosso dos Sul), with a total capacity of 60 MW. In November, the company acquires the Cristina small hydro plant on the Lambari River, in the municipality of Cristina, Minas Gerais, with an installed capacity of 3.8 MW.

2012

Energisa Geração concludes the acquisition of sugarcane biomass-fired power generation assets. In February the 8 MW Santo Antônio small hydro plant starts commercial operation and in December the first generating unit (4 MW) of the 8 MW Zé Tunin small hydro development comes online.

2013

The 8 MW Zé Tunin small hydro plant is put into commercial operation in March 2013 and Energisa Geração begins simultaneous development of five wind farms in Rio Grande do Norte (Renascença I, II, III, IV and Ventos de São Miguel), collectively forming a wind park comprising 75 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 150 MW and an output of more than 700 GWh per year, enough to supply renewable energy to 1.4 million people.

2014

The transfer of Grupo Rede’s shareholding control to Energisa was completed on 11th April. With this acquisition, Energisa will now provide services to approximately six million consumers, or a population of 15 million people in 788 municipalities in nine States, covering all regions of the country.

2015

Commemoration of 110 years of Energisa Group and one year since the new companies were integrated into the group. The painstaking task has now been completed of inserting these companies into the Energisa Scenario and brand. The company also created a new tagline in the year: “Energisa, Connected to your energy”.

2016

On July 28 the Company confirmed it had signed up to BM&FBOVESPA Level 2 Governance and would begin trading its shares in this special segment. This places Energisa amongst companies listed on the stock exchange that follow the best market transparency and governance practices.

2017

On April 03, the Energisa Services Center (CSE) came into operation in Cataguases (MG). This center centralizes the provision of transactional services and recurrent operating activities of administrative departments, like payroll, vacations and issuing invoices. In addition to enhancing the organization of the company’s work routines and processes, this change has boosted departmental performance and generated better results with lower costs, bringing more security and robustness to the Group.

 

On April 24, Energisa S.A. successfully bid for lots 03 and 26 at Transmission Auction 5/2016 (“Auction”). Prevailing at this auction will allow Energisa to diversify its portfolio risk, ensuring healthy profits and consolidating its business model through investments providing synergy amongst its assets. Energisa management believes the successful turnaround of the distribution companies coupled with its experience in delivering major ventures in the generation sector will play a decisive role in the delivery and operation of ventures.

 

2018

Commemorating 113 years in business on February 26, 2018, Energisa Minas Gerais, the founding company of Energisa Group, has opened its new head offices.

On August 30, 2018, Energisa acquired the following distribution companies: Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia (“Ceron”) and Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre (“Eletroacre”).

On June 29, Energisa S.A. successfully bid for lot 19 at Transmission Auction 002/2018 in Pará state. This project is the continuation of Lot 26 of Auction 005/2016 which Energisa secured in April 2017, and which will result in important constructive, operational and maintenance synergies. Prevailing at this auction means Energisa now has a total of 3 transmission concessions acquired at auctions in 2017 and 2018, with a length of 571 km and RAP of around R$ 120 million. It also bolsters Energisa Group’s position in the transmission segment and consolidates Energisa Soluções’ presence in this segment, which will be responsible for the proprietary engineering, operation and maintenance.

On December 20, Energisa S.A. successfully bid for lot 04 at Transmission Auction 004/2018. Part of the secured lot lies in Energisa Tocantins’ concession area and was selected on account of the synergies to be exploited there.  This result corroborates Energisa Group’s efficiency in allocating capital and diversifying its portfolio, strengthening the Company’s participation in the transition segment.

2019

On 5/2/2019 Energisa invested R$ 11.7 million to acquire 87% of the capital of Alsol Energias Renováveis S.A, a company of Algar Empreendimentos, which is the leading photovoltaic energy firm in Brazil.

Founded in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais state, Alsol is a Brazilian company that offers a portfolio of generation solutions primarily based on photovoltaic solar solutions and other renewable solutions such as biogas, biomass, wind power and hydroelectricity. The company is also one of the pioneers in Brazil in lithium-battery storage. Alsol had installed upwards of 80 thousand photovoltaic panels in Brazil by 2018, resulting in more than 25 MWp, and operates in 12 Brazilian states.

 

2020

On December 17, Energisa S.A. successfully bid for lot 11 at Transmission Auction 001/2020. The lot includes the incorporation of service assets assigned to Amazonas Geração e Transmissão (AmGT) under MME Ordinance no. 776 of December 15, 2016, the revitalization and continued provision of the public transmission service with existing assets, and the expansion and reinforcement of transmission assets serving the metropolitan area of Manaus and Presidente Figueiredo, in the state of Amazonas. The success in yet another transmission auction further bolsters Energisa’s presence in this segment. After the auction Energisa will have a total of 5 transmission concessions acquired at auctions in 2017, 2018 and 2020, with a TL length of 1,343 km, transformation capacity of 4,294 MVA and RAP of around R$ 258 million in restated amounts.

2021

In January 2021, Grupo Energisa launched the first electric sector fintech to Voltz Capital SA Voltz is a startup of the Energisa Group, which for more than 116 years has supplied electricity to millions of Brazilians and now brings more energy to its projects through a free and complete digital account, capable of replacing the main banking and financial services offered by traditional banks.

 

On June 30, Energisa Transmissão de Energisa S/A successfully bid for lot 4 at the transmission auction conducted on B3 by the Brazilian power sector regulator (ANEEL). Energisa is already operating in Tocantins state, where it has been engaged in distribution since 2014. Lot 4 includes the expansion of the Gurupi substation, where new facilities are also being built by Energisa Tocantins Transmissora, yielding deployment synergies between them. There will also be full operational synergy, as Energisa Soluções’ O&M structure can be used to serve the Gurupi Substation. Lot 4 includes construction of 230/138 kV, 200 MVA transformation units and a new 138 kV station yard to which Energisa Tocantins Distribuidora will connect. The project will enhance power system safety and reliability in the region.

This is the sixth transmission lot the Group has secured since 2017, which was aiming to expand its footprint in the Transmission segment, demonstrating its commitment to improve power grid infrastructure in Brazil.

By way of its direct subsidiary Energisa Transmissão de Energia S.A., on December 17 Energisa S.A. successfully bid for lot 5 at transmission auction 002/2021, in Amapá state, conducted on B3 by the Brazilian power sector regulator. Energisa’s entry into Amapá state comprises the group’s diversification strategy for the next five years. Energisa wants to improve the reliability of its supply service for consumers. Under the contract, the company has to carry out works in Amapá state by 2025 to build a 10-km 230-kV line connecting the Macapá I and Macapá III substations, with a capacity of 300 MVA. The works under this new acquisition are expected to create 461 direct jobs. Following this acquisition, Energisa Group’s portfolio has 8 (eight) transmission ventures, further expanding its footprint in the segment and demonstrating its commitment to improve power grid infrastructure in Brazil.

 

2022

On February 11, Energisa S.A. and its direct subsidiary Energisa Transmissão de Energia S.A. completed the acquisition of shares accounting for the entire total and voting share capital of Geogroup Paranaíta Transmissora de Energia SPE S.A. This acquisition is aligned with Energisa’s strategy of bringing operational synergies to the group’s asset base.

(RE) ENERGISA

 Energisa unveiled the group’s latest brand on March 23, (re)energisa, which will embrace and represent its unregulated operations comprising decentralized generation from renewable sources, energy trading in the free market and added-value services. In an increasingly competitive market, (re)energisa will offer energy solutions, representing a milestone in the strategy of diversifying Energisa’s operations around the country. The new brand also materializes the company’s one-stop shop approach to the market. Our strategy is to spearhead the energy transition by focusing on a low-carbon economy.

GEMINI ENERGY

On June 10 Energisa Transmissão de Energia S.A. completed the acquisition of a Gemini Energy, which holds 85.04% of LMTE, 83.33% of LXTE and 100% of LTTE, all operational transmission concession operators located in Amapá, Pará, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, respectively, which jointly have an installed transmission capacity of 6,700 MVA, a length of 1,451 km and an Annual Operating Revenue of R$ 362.9 million. Gemini’s acquisition bolsters Energisa Group’s commitment to spearhead the energy transition by diversifying operations and making solid investments, as well as yielding operational synergies with other assets in the Group’s transmission portfolio.

On June 30, Energisa Transmissão de Energisa S/A successfully bid for lot 12 at transmission auction 001/2022 conducted on B3 by the Brazilian power sector regulator (ANEEL). The lot secured by Energisa, which is already operating in Amazonas state, will serve the metropolitan region of Manaus. Under the contract, the company has to carry out works by 2027 to build a 12.9-km 230-kV transmission line connecting the Mauá 3 and Manaus substations. Following this acquisition, Energisa Group’s portfolio has 12 (twelve) transmission ventures, further expanding its footprint in the transmission segment and sustaining its commitment to diversify its operations, with a view to being an energy services ecosystem focusing on enhancing infrastructure and delivering greater capacity and security in transmission in the National Interconnected Grid (SIN) and higher returns for our shareholders.