ENGIE acquires public lighting company and aims for PPPs
The new group company further expands ENGIE’s range of solutions for the Cities of Tomorrow and will be the platform to leverage business through public lighting PPPs, according to ENGIE Brasil’s CEO, Maurício Bähr. “The lighting network is a city’s neural system, as it enables loading up additional solutions like surveillance cameras, internet services and more,” he adds.
Sadenco is a powerful player in public lighting systems operations and maintenance in the State of Santa Catarina, with a presence in the cities of Florianópolis, Blumenau and Joinville, in addition to Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul) and Santos (São Paulo).
The company currently employs 140 and intends to hire additional staff as business expands.
STRATEGIC PILLARS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
According to the CEO of ENGIE Brasil, the acquisition is in line with the group’s strategic pillars worldwide.
“In the case of decarbonization, smart public lighting enables reducing energy consumption. As for digitalization, we predict the ability to create a platform for other smart solutions for cities. ENGIE’s direct offering to City Halls, in its turn, is in line with decentralization, supporting local authorities in their energy transition process,” Bähr explains.
ENGIE currently operates over 1.5 million public lighting points around the world, and is one of the market’s leaders.
ABOUT ENGIE
ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. With its 97,000 employees, its customers, partners and stakeholders, the Group is committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by its purpose (“raison d’être”), ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on its key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to its customers. Turnover in 2022: 82.6 billion Euros.
In Brazil, ENGIE, leader in 100% renewable power generation in the country, operates in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. The Company
has in the country an installed capacity of 12,5 GW, originated from renewable sources and with low GHG emissions, such as hydro, solar and biomass power plants, and windfarms.
With the acquisition of Transportadora Associada de Gás – TAG, ENGIE now also owns the largest natural gas transportation network in the country, at 4,500 km and transecting 10 states and 191 cities.
The Group has a complete portfolio of integrated solutions focused on reducing costs and improving the infrastructure for companies and cities, such as energy efficiency, public lighting, energy monitoring and management.
With 2,800 employees, ENGIE’s turnover in Brazil in 2023 was of R$ 11.7 billion. ENGIE trades on the B3 through its energy generation and trading company, ENGIE Brasil Energia, under the ticker EGIE3. In addition to being a B3 Novo Mercado component, the Company is one of the very few companies that have been listed in the Business Sustainability Index since its creation in 2005. In 2021, ENGIE Brasil Energia was included in the Carbon-Efficient Index (ICO2), made up of IBrX 100 companies that are most transparent in terms of GHG emissions reporting and how they are preparing for a low-carbon economy.
The company also received in May 2024 the certification Great Place to Work, a recognition which validates the continuous commitment of the company to create a positive and inclusive work environment for all.
The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Euro 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, Euronext Vigeo Eiris – Europe 120/France 20, MSCI EMU ESG screened, MSCI EUROPE ESG Universal Select, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG-X).