ENGIE wins the PPP for Public Lighting of Uberlândia and expands its activity in the segment
On Monday, November 11, ENGIE was declared the winner of the Private-Public Partnership auction for Street Lighting in the municipality of Uberlândia. This is a 20-year agreement and covers the administrative concession for the modernization, enhanced efficiency, expansion, operation and maintenance of the public lighting network in the municipality. The partnership provides for the retrofitting of more than 87 street lighting units with LED technology, generating energy savings of at least 49.39%.
“This achievement underscores the position of ENGIE in promoting the development of smarter, more humanized, efficient and sustainable cities and is aligned to the Group’s global strategy of being a leader in the energy transition towards a low-carbon economy”, said Leonardo Serpa, managing director of ENGIE Brasil’s Soluções.
The PPP also represents the expansion of the Group in Brazil’s public lighting area and underscores its leading global position in the sector in which ENGIE operates currently more than 1.5 million illumination points.
PPP incorporates several responsibilities as the contractor, for example, the remote control of lighting along the city’s main streets (telemanagement), flood lighting of 12 historical sites, expansion of the number of lamp posts, annual expansion of approximately 550 public lighting units in access locations (such as sidewalk ramps), among others.
Uberlândia is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in population and has represented a strategic region now for ENGIE since 2017, when the Group took over the operation of the Jaguara and Miranda hydro plants. Uberlandia is today ranked among the 60 most intelligent cities in Brazil according to the Connected Smart Cities 2019 ranking, particularly in the areas of technology and innovation, the environment, mobility and accessibility.
“The modernization of public lighting infrastructure complement’s the municipality’s initiatives in this context as well as contributing to public safety, quality of life and reduction in carbon emissions together with the level of energy efficiency achieved”, comments Serpa.
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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).