COPEL expands hydroelectric dams and will offer 2,000 MW at auction

La Paz, 29 de mar 2025 (ATB Digital). – The Committee on Energy and Hydrocarbons of the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill 272/2024-2025 that authorizes the National Electricity Company (ENDE) to use and use the waters of the river basins Miguillas, located in the province of Inquisivi de La Paz, for the generation of electricity in the Miguillas Hydroelectric Project. The initiative was forwarded to the Commission of Plural Economy for its t…

COPEL will offer approximately 2,000 megawatts (MW) at the capacity auction scheduled for June 27, with projects to expand two hydroelectric dams — Foz do Areia and Usina de Segredo, in Paraná. The information was released by Diogo Mac Cord, director of strategy and new business at COPEL, in an interview with CNN Money. The auction that will take place in the middle of the year seeks to contract more power for the Brazilian electrical system wit…