Brazil will receive almost BRL 5 billion in investments and will generate more than 10,000 jobs in the coming years in the electric power and oil and gas sectors. This is what the Ministry of Mines and Energy guarantees after the auctions were held this Friday (12/16) by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) and the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP).

In the Permanent Offer auction under the ANP's Oil Production Sharing Regime alone, four exploratory blocks were auctioned: Água Marinha and Norte de Brava, in the Campos Basin, and Bumerangue and Sudoeste de Sagitário, in the Santos Basin. Together, these areas will generate minimum investments of R$ 1.44 billion. The total bonus raised was more than R$916 million. According to the ANP, the estimate is that the government will raise more than R$ 156 billion with the exploration of the areas acquired.

In addition, this Friday's auction, added to the results of all eight auctions held in the last four years, should reach investments in excess of R$ 700 billion and a government collection that exceeds R$ 1 trillion, with the expectation of creating more than 500 thousand jobs.

“A big step towards leveraging the country's economy, generating jobs and income for the entire Brazilian population and fostering the local goods and service industry”, celebrated the Minister of Mines and Energy, Adolfo Sachsida, after the auctions.

In the auction held by Aneel, six lots were auctioned in the Transmission Auction, which should generate savings of approximately R$ 5.79 billion for energy consumers. More than 1,400 km of transmission lines and substations will be built in Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The forecast is that the construction of the enterprises will generate 5,800 jobs.