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1 Regional Workshop on the Best Practices for Large Hydropower Development Panel: Perpectives on the main concerns and risks associated with the development of Large Hydropower Projects Tucuruí, Brazil, November 22 23,

2 Tractebel Energia has an installed capacity of 6451 MW in 20 power plants: 80% hydroelectric, 18% thermoelectric and 2% complements (Small Hydros, Biomass and Wind). Usinas Hidrelétricas Capacidade Instalada (MW) Energia Assegurada (MWm) 1 1 Salto Santiago 1.420,0 723,0 2 Itá 1.126, ,2 2 3 Salto Osório 1.078,0 522,0 4 Cana Brava 450,0 273,5 5 Machadinho 403, ,2 2 6 São Salvador 243,2 148,5 7 Passo Fundo 226,0 119,0 8 Ponte de Pedra 176,1 131,6 Total 5.124, ,0 Usinas Termelétricas Capacidade Garantia Instalada (MW) Física (MWm) 1 9 Complexo Jorge Lacerda 3 857,0 649,9 10 William Arjona 190,0 136,1 11 Charqueadas 72,0 45,7 12 Alegrete 66,0 21,1 Total 1.185,0 852,8 Usinas Complementares Capacidade Energia Assegurada/ Instalada (MW) Gar. Física (MWm) 1 13 Lages (Biomassa) 28,0 25,0 14 Rondonópolis (PCH) 26,6 14,0 15 Beberibe (Eólica) 25,6 9,8 16 José Gelazio da Rocha (PCH) 23,7 11,9 17 Areia Branca (PCH) 19,8 10,9 18 Pedra do Sal (Eólica) 18,0 7,8 Total 141,7 79,4 Legenda 19 Hidrelétrica Termelétrica Complementar Em Construção Usinas em Construção Capacidade Instalada (MW) Energia Assegurada/ Gar. Física (MWm) 1 19 Jirau (Hidro) 1.728, , Estreito (Hidro) 435, , Andrade (Biomassa) 18,3 2 11,1 2 Total 2.182, ,9 Notas: 1 Valores segundo legislação específica. 2 Parte da Tractebel Energia. 3 Complexo composto por 3 usinas. 4 Parte da GDF SUEZ. 2

3 Tractebel Energia is the major private energy generator company in Brazil. Private Sector Installed Capacity (GW) Brazil Installed Capacity 1,2 8,6 2,2 3 Petrobras 5,1% Outros 24,2% 6,4 Tractebel Energia 2,7 AES Tietê 2,2 Duke Energy 1,7 1,7 1,1 1,0 CPFL EDP Neoenergia Endesa Eletrobrás 32,0% Itaipu 7,2% AES Tietê 2,7% Copel 5,3% Cemig 6,9% CESP 7,6% Tractebel 6,6% Duke Energy 2,3% Fonte: Aneel e websites das empresas. Notas: ¹ Valor correspondente ao SIN - Sistema Interligado Nacional. (Interconnected National System) ² Inclui somente a parcela nacional de Itaipu. (Itaipu s national portion only) 3 Capacidade instalada em construção. (Installed capacity of new plants under construction) 3

4 Installed capacity growth Tractebel Energia doubled its installed capacity since privatization mainly through renewable energy projects 14% 20% 73% 27% 80% 84% Installed Capacity (MW) Thermal 995 1,201 1,201 Renewable 2,724 4,733 6,386 Total 3,719 5,934 7,587 4

5 Tractebel Energia has been part of the BOVESPA s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) since the launch of this index in

6 ISO 9001 and Tractebel Energia is the first among Brazil`s main generators to obtain 100% of its plants certified with NBR ISO 9001 and NBR ISO certifications, granted by BVQI 6

7 Socio-Environmental Code of Ethics Instituto Acende Brasil 7

8 International Hidropower Association IHA Sustainability Protocol In Brazil, São Salvador HPP was chosen to test the applicability of the Sustainability Protocol 8

9 Tractebel Energia and the IHA s principles: Providing regional and local benefits, as an important player in enabling communities sustainable development objectives Health: new buildings and reforms in hospitals, new ambulances and funds to improve the medical care. Education: new classrooms, libraries and school buses. Sanitation: sanitary landfills, trash-compactor trucks and recycling facilities. Promoting formation of committees for garbage disposal and recycling Public Security: acquisition of vehicles and facilities for Police Department Water supply - Improving water distribution Electric energy supply - Improving distribution lines Improvements in sports courts New roads and bridges with superior building pattern. 9

10 Tractebel Energia and the IHA s principles: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Recovering degraded areas using native tree nursery produced by local people Providing resources to environmental conservation unit. Implementation of the Permanent Preservation Areas, including more then 300,000 trees per year. Use and Conservation Plan for the reservoir surrounding area. Jobsite Work Accidents observing international patterns Special care with fauna and flora Archeological and Cultural heritage investments 10

11 Tractebel Energia and the IHA s principles: Sustainable development embodies reducing poverty, respecting human rights and changing patterns of production with a responsible environmental management Non-owner families in social vulnerability become owners of land and house for the first time in their lives Changes in the way of agricultural production, avoiding to set fire progressively into the natural forests Helping families in the transition period with a financial aid and social assistance to face this new reality as owners Technical support for new and best techniques to their crops. Encouraging association among resettled families Environmental education as a permanent consciousness Preferentially contracting local people as workers and providing professional training before construction Providing technical and financial support to implement a sustainable process of fish production with local fishing communities. 11

12 Tractebel Energia and the IHA s principles: Synergies and trade-offs amongst economic, social and environmental values in a transparent and accountable manner, taking advantage of expanding knowledge, multiple perspectives and innovation Agreements with universities to promote deep and permanent knowledge of the regional forest biodiversity. Fauna rescue and scientific researches. Providing botanical collections to the scientific community Flora rescue as a base for disseminating the knowledge in the local community and also for news researches (genetic bank) Providing financial support to start small businesses in the production of seedlings, extraction and handcrafts with Cerrado fruits. Funding for Child Counselling in the municipalities Promoting cultural and leisure events to talk about environmental education and citizenship Additional social investments to improve local infrastructure Implementing Cultural and Sustainability Centers where the HPPs are located. 12

13 Tractebel Energia and the IHA s principles: Social responsibility, transparency and accountability as core of sustainability principles Direct negotiation with the community to discuss the social programs, in order to reach shared solutions. Strong social communication to guarantee transparence. Environmental education with the schoolchild and reservoir neighborhood population (seminars, workshops, preparing environmental leadership). Social inclusion helping families in getting documentation to include them in social government programs. Local associations obtaining knowledge from our experts, in a way of keeping the knowledge in the region Implementing programs for improving health standards and youth and adult literacy with NGO s. 13

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