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Notice to the Market – RI 24/14 |
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Copel sells energy in the 20th New Energy Auction (A-5)
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL, pursuant to CVM Instruction 358/2002, hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that it sold wind power energy in the 20th New Energy Auction (A-5) held by Aneel today.
The Company sold 54.8 average-MW at R$ 136.97/MWh through availability agreements with a 20-year supply term. The Complex, formed by six wind farms with a total capacity of 136.4 MW and assured energy of 54.8 average MW will be built in São Bento do Norte, in Rio Grande do Norte State, in the same region of the Wind Farm Complexes belonging to COPEL (under construction), which will lead to synergy gains in the administrative, operation and maintenance areas.
| Wind Farm | Installed Capacity (MW) |
Assured Power (Average MW) |
Price | Start up | CAPEX ¹ (R$ million) |
Stake (%) | Wind farm location |
Expiration of Authorization |
| São Bento do Norte I | 24,2 | 9,7 | 136,97 | jan/19 | 532,2 | 100% COPEL | São Bento do Norte (RN) |
2047 |
| São Bento do Norte II | 24,2 | 10,0 | 136,97 | |||||
| São Bento do Norte III | 22,0 | 9,6 | 136,97 | |||||
| São Miguel I | 22,0 | 8,7 | 136,97 | |||||
| São Miguel II | 22,0 | 8,4 | 136,97 | |||||
| São Miguel III | 22,0 | 8,4 | 136,97 | |||||
| Total | 136,4 | 54,8 | ||||||
| ¹ CAPEX amount registered in EPE. | ||||||||
The wind turbines will be supplied by WEG (which also supplies the Cutia Wind Farm Complex), while the electrical and civil construction works will be executed by SIMM Empreendimentos and DoisA Engenharia, respectively, companies specialized in the wind power market, based in Natal (Rio Grande do Norte State). With the acquisition, COPEL has projects which totalize 663 MW in wind power projects under construction.
Curitiba, Brazil, November 28, 2014.
Antonio Sergio de Souza Guetter
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
For additional information, please contact Copel’s Investor Relations team:
ri@copel.com or (55-41) 3222-2027
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/S/ Lindolfo Zimmer
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Lindolfo Zimmer CEO |
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