Brazilian power regulator Aneel has awarded licences to build and operate nearly 2000 km of transmission lines that will boost power supplies and improve reliability across ten states.
Winners in the auction process included the Juaru consortium, Copel, Chesf, Eletrosul and Eletronorte, and competition between the bidders resulted in an average discount of 51 per cent from the starting prices established by Aneel.
Brazilian state and federal-owned companies dominated the auction, where large-scale projects were most hotly contested.
The Juaru consortium, made up of Eletronorte, Bimetal and Terna, won the license to build two 230 kV lines and two substations that will boost the power system of Mato Grosso state. The consortium outbid eight other groups with a bid of R14.9 million, 53 per cent below the starting price.
Spain’s CYMI won the right to build and operate a high voltage power line in Piauí and Ceará states with a bid of R13.8 million. The transmission line will increase the reliability of the north-northeast transmission systems and help move power from the lower part of the São Fransico river to the country's northeast, Aneel said.
Brazilian power company CTEEP won the right to build two 500 kV transmission lines in Tocantins and Piauí states that will start operating in 21 months. Its R28.9 million bid was 57 per cent below Aneel’s starting price.
State-run power company Copel is to build and operate a 230 kV transmission line in Paraná state, while federal power company Eletronorte won the right to build a 230 kV line in Maranhao state.
Chesf, another federal power company, won the license to construct a 110 km, 230 kV line in Sergipe and Alagoas states, offering R2.8 million
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