Banco Nacional, a private-sector financial institution, creates Nacional Energética.

Nacional Energética and Furnas form a public-private partnership to complete the construction of the 1,275-MW Serra da Mesa Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River, which had stopped.

Tractebel Electricity and Gas International, the international branch of Belgian company Tractebel, establishes itself in Brazil to form partnerships.

Tractebel opens it first office in Brazil, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Official registration of Tractebel Brasil Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro.

Concession of the 3450-MW Cana Brava Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River.

Acquisition, in a privatization auction held in September, of the state-owned company Gerasul, with an installed capacity of 3,719 MW and two hydroelectric power plants under construction: Itá and Machadinho. Gerasul originated from the division of Eletrobras Eletrosul’s transmission and generation assets.

USD 801.5 million in own funds invested directly in Brazil with no local funding, despite finance being available from the National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES).

Implementation, early completion, and start of operations of the Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant, with a capacity of 1,450 MW, on the Uruguay River.

The last generating unit began operating in March 2001, during the electricity rationing imposed by the Federal Government due to the “Apagão” (blackout), as the temporary shortage of electricity caused by insufficient transmission lines in the country became known.

Execution of the first direct electric energy sales agreement with a free consumer.

In response to the “Apagão” (Federally mandated energy rationing), ENGIE starts up the William Arjona Thermal Power Plant (state of Mato Grosso do Sul), which becomes the first to use natural gas from the Bolivia-Brazil pipeline. The plant was the first in the Federal Government’s Priority Thermal Plants Plan (Plano Prioritário de Termelétricas – PPT) to begin operating. That same year, expansion of the plant’s capacity to the current 190 MW began.

Operational startup of the 450-MW Cana Brava Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River.

Start of operations of the Machadinho Hydroelectric Power Plant, with a capacity of 1,140 MW, on the Uruguay River.

Consortium places winning bid at the concession auction for the 1,087-MW Estreito Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River.

The Company holds Brazil’s first electric energy auction.

Operational startup of the Lages Co-Generation Unit (state of Santa Catarina), the first plant that ENGIE registered under the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism.

Consolidation of the Company’s activities in the free electric energy market. Agreements with large industrial consumers exceed 700 MWa.

Seven of the generation portfolio’s 13 plants ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.

Third-party Operational startup of the 176-MW Ponte de Pedra Hydro Plant, on the Correntes River.

Subsidiary ENGIE Brasil Energia becomes listed in the Novo Mercado segment of the Stocks and Futures Exchange BM&FBovespa, currently renamed B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão).

Agreements with large industrial consumers exceed 1,000 MWa.

The Company is selected in December as a component of B3’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), which lists companies with recognized commitment to socio-environmental responsibility and corporate sustainability.

Acquisition of the entirety of the equity capital of Ponte de Pedra Energética S.A., which holds the concession for the 176-MW Ponte de Pedra HPP, on the Correntes River.

Approval of subsidiary ENGIE Brasil Energia’s acquisition of Companhia Energética São Salvador (CESS), holder of the concession for the use of the São Salvador hydroelectric site, on the Tocantins River. The plant’s installed capacity will be 243.2 MW, with 148.5 MWa in guaranteed energy.

Construction start of the 33-MW Ibitiúva Thermal Power Plant, running on biomass (sugar cane bagasse).

Winning bid placed in the concession auction for the 3,750-MW Jirau HPP, on the Madeira River.

ENGIE (then under the name SUEZ) merges with state-owned company Gaz de France and is renamed GDF SUEZ.

Startup of the 243-MW São Salvador Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River, and the 18-MW Pedra do Sal Wind Farm, in Parnaíba, state of Piauí.

ENGIE develops the Maestro system in Brazil, a light, flexible and secure solution for use in control and coordination hubs for urban or private areas surveillance and supervision and Smart City management. Its main application include traffic control on the Rio-Niterói Bridge, smart traffic lights in the cities of Niterói and Florianópolis, monitoring for the BR-163 Highway (a CCR concession), and remote operation of electric energy generation plants.

Commercial startup of the 19.8-MW Areia Branca Small Hydro Plant (SHP).

Completion of the combination of assets involving GDF SUEZ and UK-based International Power.

Operational startup of the 1,087-MW Estreito Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River.

Unveiling of the 1,087-MW Estreito Hydro Plant, on the Tocantins River, at a ceremony attended by Federal Government officials.

Operational startup of the 115.4-MW Trairi Wind Complex, in the state of Ceará.

Entry into the energy efficiency segment through subsidiary EMAC – Cofely.

Start of operations of ENGIE’s first photovoltaic power plant in Brazil, the Cidade Azul plant (3 MW), located in Santa Catarina.

Construction start of the 345-MW Pampa Sul Thermal Power Plant, state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Jorge Lacerda Thermal Power Complex celebrates its 50th anniversary in operation.

The Company adopts the ENGIE brand worldwide.

Entry into the Distributed Photovoltaic Generation segment.

Start of operations of the Santa Mônica Wind Complex (97.2 MW) in Ceará.

Implementation start of the 326.7-MW Campo Largo Wind Complex, state of Bahia.

Implementation start of the 605-MW Umburanas Wind Complex, state of Bahia.

Start of operations of the Assu V Solar Power Plant (30 MW) in Rio Grande do Norte.

Acquisition of the 424-MW Jaguara and 408-MW Miranda Hydro Plants, in the state of Minas Gerais, in a new tender for former CEMIG assets.

Entry into the transmission line segment, with 1,000 km located in Paraná.

Entry into the energy retail segment.

Acquisition of GV Energy, a leader in energy and gas management, consulting and procurement.

Entry into the public lighting segment.

Entry into the natural gas transportation segment through the acquisition of TAG.

Acquisition of a 1,800-kilometer transmission project in the North region of Brazil

Commercial startup of the Pampa Sul Thermal Power Plant.

ENGIE places the winning bid for the Petrolina (state of Pernambuco) public lighting PPP.

Partnership with BC Energia for the construction of 7 solar power plants.

Signing of the Business Coalition for Ending Violence against Women and Girls

Installation of the 1st 100% domestically made wind turbine

Conclusion of the disposal of the Jorge Lacerda Thermoelectric Complex

Start of commercial operations of the Novo Estado transmission system

Completion of the acquisition of Assú Sol (752 MW) in Rio Grande do Norte.

Awarded the EDGE Gender Equality Certification

Pioneering debenture issuance for a Public Lighting PPP

ENGIE wins the Public Lighting PPP in Curitiba.

Aquisição de 5 conjuntos fotovoltaicos totalizando 545 MW, nos estados da Bahia, Ceará e Minas Gerais.

Sale of the Pampa Sul Thermoelectric Plant concluded

Hidrelétrica Jirau (3.750 MW) completa 10 anos de operação.

Signing of the Business Coalition for Gender and Racial Equality

ENGIE arremata Lote 5 em Leilão de Transmissão (1.006 quilômetros de linhas de transmissão nos estados da Bahia, Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo).

Start of commercial operations at the Santo Agostinho Wind Complex

Primeira emissão de créditos de carbono da eólica Trairi.

Jirau receives international sustainability certification

TAG and Origem Energia sign an agreement for the first natural gas storage project in Brazil

Start of commercial operations of the Serra do Assuruá Wind Complex (846 MW) in Bahia.

ENGIE wins Lot 1 in the Transmission Auction (780 km of transmission lines in the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Espírito Santo).

Start of the implementation of the Asa Branca Transmission System in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo.

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Brazil and Bolivia to allow the Jirau Hydroelectric Plant to operate continuously at the 90-meter level.

Signing of a contract with GRU Airport to provide electricity and air conditioning to aircraft on the ground using renewable energy.

Start of operations of the Graúna transmission project in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo.

Acquisition of the Santo Antônio do Jari Hydroelectric Power Plant (393 MW), located in the states of Amapá and Pará, and the Cachoeira Caldeirão Hydroelectric Power Plant (219 MW) in Amapá.

Start of commercial operations of the Assú Sol photovoltaic complex (752 MW) in Rio Grande do Norte.