The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) promoted, between December 3rd and 21st, a series of auctions for oil and natural gas and electricity generation and transmission. The contests guaranteed around R$ 220 billion in private investments with the concessions.

The oil auction and three others for electricity will generate more than 160,000 direct and indirect jobs throughout the concession contracts. The auctions were qualified under the Federal Government's Investment Partnership Program (PPI).

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Energy auctions move over R$491 million

According to guidelines from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) and the Electric Energy Commercialization Chamber (CCEE) carried out the Existing Energy Auctions A-1 and A-2, of 2021. Ao all, R$491 million were handled in supply contracts between January 2022 and December 2024.

The purpose of the events was to sell electricity from existing projects to meet the needs of distributors that serve the final consumer.

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Pre-Salt Auction attracts more than R$ 210 billion in investments

The auction of the Atapu and Sépia fields, in the Santos Basin, raised R$ 11.1 billion in signature bonuses, of which R$ 7.7 billion will be transferred to states and municipalities.

This was the second largest auction in history, with forecasts of more than R$210 billion in private investments for the production of oil and natural gas in the pre-salt. About R$300 billion in government participation and taxes should be collected, with the creation of more than 160,000 direct and indirect jobs throughout the contracts.

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Transmission auction guarantees R$2.9 billion in investments, with an average discount of 50%

At the event, five lots were traded with electricity transmission projects. R$ 2.9 billion should be invested and 6,179 direct jobs created.

The projects will cover five states: Amapá, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná and São Paulo. The transmission lines should enter into commercial operation within 36 to 60 months, as of the signing of the contracts.

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Capacity Reserve Auction guarantees R$5.9 billion in investments, with an average discount of 15%

The Capacity Reserve Auction contracted 17 thermoelectric projects powered by natural gas, fuel oil, diesel oil and sugarcane bagasse, with an average discount of 15.34%.

In all, R$57 billion in capacity reserve contracts were negotiated, which will provide investments of R$5.9 billion. The projects are expected to generate 13,000 jobs.

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