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Who We Are

 

Equatorial Group is the 3rd largest distribution group in the country in terms of number of customers. Founded in 1999, the Company has advanced in the consolidation of the energy distribution sector in Brazil and currently operates 7 concessionaires in the states of Maranhão, Pará, Piauí, Alagoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Amapá and Goiás, serving approximately 14 million consumers in these regions.

The Company also operates in the Transmission sector and entered the Sanitation sector, becoming the first multi-utility company in the country, in addition to acquiring 100% of the shares of Echoenergia SA, starting a chapter in the Renewables sector and effectively becoming a an integrated player in the energy segment.

 

Operating segments:

 

Equatorial Maranhão, electricity distribution company acquired in 2004 by Equatorial. It operates in the 217 municipalities of the state, which has around 7 million inhabitants, equivalent to 3.4% of the Brazilian population. In 2024, the concessionaire distributed 8,763 GWh to 2,806,000 consumers, compared to the 8,086 GWh distributed in 2023. Investments in the distributor, which is Equatorial’s oldest asset, amounted to R$1.146 million, 9,7% more than the amount invested last year. As a result of these investments, there was a decrease in the DEC and FEC indices: in DEC the numbers decreased from 14.00 hours to 13.40 hours and in FEC the values fell from 8.7 times to 8.3 times, when comparing the years of 2023 and 2024.

Equatorial Pará the concessionaire operates in the 144 municipalities of Pará, which make up an area of 1,248 thousand km², around 14.7% of the Brazilian territory. In the year of 2024, the company distributed 11,610 GWh to 3,064,000 consumers, representing an increase of 6.7% compared to that distributed in 2023. Investments in the distributor, operated by the Equatorial Group since November 2012, amounted, in turn, to R$2.6 billions in 2024, a growth of 5.5% compared to the value verified in 2023. Also in 2024, the concessionaire achieved DEC and FEC indices of 19.4 hours and 8.0 times, respectively, both below the limits established by regulation.

Sede Equatorial Maranhao

Equatorial Piauí, the distributor, operated since October 2018 by Equatorial, supplies energy to the 224 municipalities in the state, which covers an area of 251,000 km². It should be noted that in the year 2024 the concessionaire provided electricity to approximately 1.5 million consumers in 224 municipalities: 4,887 GWh of energy were distributed, a higher value than the previous year (4,532 GWh). Investments in the distributor totaled R$726 million. The DEC and FEC indices, in turn, decreased, going from 23.60 hours to 21.00 hours and from 7.00 times to 6.80 times, considering the years 2023 and 2024.

Equatorial Alagoas, the concessionaire serves approximately 1.3 million consumers in 102 municipalities in the state, covering a concession area of 27,848 km². In the year of 2024, Equatorial Alagoas distributed 4,813 GWh to 1,396,000 consumers, an increase of 8.84% compared to 2023. Also in 2024, the concessionaire achieved DEC and FEC indices of 19.9 hours and 6.8 times, respectively. In terms of investment, the distributor, effectively operated since March 2019 by the Equatorial Group, invested R$508 million in 2024.

Equatorial Piauí

Companhia de Energia do Amapá (CEA), Serving a population of around 845 thousand inhabitants, CEA delivers energy to 316 thousand consumer units in the 16 municipalities of the State of Amapá. The Equatorial Group was the winner of the auction held by the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) on June 25, 2021 for the privatization of the Company. In operation since November 2021, the DEC and FEC indicators ended 2024 in 34.5 hours and 14.4 times, respectively, both below the limits established by regulation. Investments in the dealership totaled R$350 million in 2024.

Companhia Estadual de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-D), Equatorial has controlled CEEE since 2021, the concessionaire responsible for distributing energy to 1.9 million consumers in 72  municipalities in the state Rio Grande do Sul. In 2024, CEEE distributed 8,858 GWh of energy, an amount 3.06% higher than the amount distributed in 2023. Investments totaled R$919 million, an increase of 45.66% compared to the previous cycle. The DEC and FEC indices reached 18.80 hours and 7.3 times, respectively.

Porto Alegre – RS

Equatorial Goiás, in December 2022, Equatorial acquired share control of the distributor in Goiás, becoming the holder of 99.964% of the voting share capital of Equatorial Goiás.

The Company is responsible for distributing electricity to 237 municipalities in the State of Goiás, in an area of 337,000 km². The Company’s commercial base covers approximately 3.4 million consumer units, and involves a population of approximately 7.2 million inhabitants.

With the purchase of Equatorial Goiás, the Equatorial Group now expands its operations in the energy distribution segment to the Midwest and now operates concessions in 28% of the national territory. The Concessionaire becomes the group’s biggest asset, incorporating 3.4 million customers.

Goiás – GO

Equatorial Transmissão,  Equatorial entered the energy transmission segment in 2016, when it won seven lots in the ANEEL 013/2015 2nd Stage auction in the states of Pará, Piauí, Bahia and Minas Gerais. In 2017, he won another lot at auction 005/2016, in the state of Pará. Today the company has seven transmission SPEs,  which together account for more than 2,400 km of transmission lines. The Allowed Annual Revenue (RAP) for 2024 of the seven SPES totaled R$1.103 billion.

Echoenergia, in March 2022, took an important step towards diversifying its business when Equatorial completed the acquisition of the company. The transaction aligns with Equatorial’s strategic objective of capitalizing on growth opportunities based on sustainability principles, the opening of the free market, energy transition, increasing investments in renewable energy, and generating value for the company’s shareholders, with a focus on financial efficiency.

Echoenergia Participações, which develops, implements and operates clean energy generation projects, was acquired in March 2022 There are ten wind power operating complexes that were incorporated into Equatorial’s assets, totaling 1.2 GW of installed capacity. In addition, the company has a pipeline of 0.6 GW of operational projects.

Subestação Imperatriz – Eletronorte

Enova, Equatorial owns the share control of Enova Installation and Maintenance, a company of distributed generation of solar energy operating in the Northeast of Brazil. The company has three of its own plants in operation and nine in the pipeline.

Companhia de Saneamento do Amapá (CSA), worked as a Specific Purpose Company (SPE), CSA is controlled by Equatorial with a stake in SAM Ambiental. The sanitation company formally entered the Group’s asset portfolio in July 2022, when the Company also started its definitive operation. Serving a population of more than 800,000 inhabitants, CSA operates in 16 cities in Amapá. The concession has as its goal the universalization of water supply and sewage treatment.

Echo 4 Wind Farm

Equatorial Telecom, is a company of the Equatorial Group dedicated to the telecommunications market. Established as a joint-stock company, it provides broadband, internet and telephony services.

Equatorial Serviços, it operates through several companies with call center, sales and back office solutions, among others, for customers in Maranhão, Pará, Piauí, Alagoas and Rio Grande do Sul.

SOLenergias, controls Helios Energia, Equatorial’s commercialization and services company, which operates in specialized consultancy for customers in the free energy market and provides services for the purchase and sale of conventional energy, biomass, SHPs and wind energy, in addition to offering operations customized. SOLenergias is in the process of integration with the Echoenergia supplier, a process that started in March 2022 and completed in the first half of next year.

Equatorial Telecom

Distribution and Transmission Concessions

Distribution Equatorial Maranhão Equatorial Pará Equatorial Piauí Equatorial Alagoas CEEED-D CEA Equatorial Goiás TOTAL
Concession area (Km) 331,000 1,248,000 251,617 27,843 87,101 142,815 226,834 2,316,193
Municipallities (nº) 217 144 224 102 72 16 237 1,012
Gread (km) 120.342 142.714 75.566 26.374 40.153 10.013 226,834 769,389
Concession renewal Ago/30 Jul/28 Out/48 Mar/49 Jul/45 Nov/51 Jul/45 N/A
Transmission Lengh Contract Start-up
Network kilometers 2,454 km 2019

 

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