ENGIE signs agreement with city government, the Curitiba public lighting PPP beginning operations
ENGIE, a leading company in renewable energy in Brazil and the city government of Curitiba, this Wednesday, (March 1) officially signed an agreement beginning public lighting PPP operations in the state capital.
The agreement was signed at city hall with the presence of the municipality’s mayor, Rafael Greca, together with the chief executive officer of ENGIE Soluções, Jacques-Olivier Klotz, among other representatives of the company and city government.
The agreement will run for 23 years and provide for the operation and maintenance of the city’s street lighting together with the expansion of its illumination infrastructure which currently has 160 thousand lighting points.
“We are very happy with this partnership. Curitiba’s new public lighting will bring a series of benefits to the population and municipality, among these, improved safety, efficiency and sustainability. In addition, a set of initiatives to be implemented will result in signficant savings in the city’s energy bill”, declares Jacques-Olivier Klotz.
The auction for Curitiba’s public lighting concession was held in September 2022, ENGIE offering a charge worth R$ 1.1 million with a 71% discount in relation to the reference price in the tender notice.
The Agreement provides for the installation of LED technology, installation of an operational control center and the execution of a series of specific projects for floodlighting civic monuments. The new illumination will ensure a reduction of at least 33% in the municipal energy bill for street lighting, thus optimizing costs for the city government.
Experience in the sector – A leader in renewable energy in Brazil, ENGIE currently operates more than 1 million lighting points worldwide, 130 thousand of them in Brazil – of which 90 thousand in Uberlândia (MG) and 40 thousand in Petrolina (PE).
The company has already invested more than R$ 100 million in modernizing the public lighting infrastructure in the two cities since it took over the concessions. More than 120 thousand conventional light fixtures have been changed for LED technology and there has been an expansion in the public illumination networks with the inclusion of new ligjhting and improvements in quality.
The conclusion of the modernization of the street lighting in Uberlândia has seen a reduction of more than 50% in the municipal light bill, representing a reduction estimated at more than R$ 1 million over the course of the year by local government authorities. The monthly saving is greater than the cost of operating and the maintenance of the project for the municipality, the city modernizing its public lighting infrastructure and guaranteeing signficant improvements to both population and environment without increasing expenditures in the sector. Uberlândia has the second highest population of all the cities in the state of Minas Gerais.
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).