Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric

24 MW Run-of-River PCH

Rio dos Cedros, Santa Catarina — ANEEL auction PPA with IPCA-indexed pricing. Energende majority equity stake.

Installed Capacity

24 MW

Run-of-River PCH

Energende Equity

55.63%

Majority Stake

PPA Price

R$366/MWh

IPCA-Adjusted at COD

COD

May 2028

Commercial Operation

MOIC

3.07x

Multiple on Invested Capital

Project Specifications

Technical Details

Project Type Run-of-River PCH (Pequena Central Hidrelétrica)
Location Rio dos Cedros, Santa Catarina, Brazil
River Rio dos Cedros
Energende Equity Stake 55.63% Majority
PPA Source Leilão Nº 4/2022-ANEEL (LEN A-5)
PPA Price at COD R$366.11/MWh (US$70.40 at FX 5.20)
PPA Escalation ~4.5% per annum (IPCA-indexed)
Commercial Operation Date May 2028
Construction Period 2026 – 2027
First Full Operations 2029
Chief Engineer Eliseu Arndt Grein — HEG Consulting
Currency BRL & USD (FX: R$5.20 = US$1.00)

Investment Highlights

Why This Project

01

ANEEL Auction PPA

Power purchase agreement from Leilão Nº 4/2022-ANEEL (A-5 auction), providing sovereign-backed contracted revenue at IPCA-indexed pricing escalating approximately 4.5% per annum.

02

3.07x MOIC

Multiple on invested capital of 3.07x over the 24-year project life, with total net income of US$73.1 million and free cash flow to equity of US$69.1 million.

03

Majority Equity Position

Energende holds a 55.63% controlling equity stake through a four-counterparty MoU structure signed May 21, 2026, providing governance control and majority economics.

04

Nearest-Term COD

Commercial operation date of May 2028 with construction underway, positioning this as Energende’s earliest-to-revenue project in the active portfolio.