Pre-Departure Report
Tractebel Energia Company
Group 1 – Fowzia, Yu Chen, DJ
Due Date 07/30/2014
Introduction
Tractebel Energia
develops and operates power plants, being also an active player in the energy
trading activity.
Tractebel Energia, headquartered in
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State. And it will host our first site visit in
Brazil when we arrive.
Key business lines
Besides the sale of electricity, the Company
renders energy-related services such as installation of co-generation, operation
and maintenance of energy production equipment and power quality monitoring.
It develops its businesses around a
responsible-growth model to take up the great challenges: responding to energy
needs, fighting against climate change and maximizing the use of resources.
Position
within Brazilian industry
The installed capacity of Tractebel
Energia's generating complex accounts for approximately 6.1% of Brazil's total.
And it is Brazil's largest private sector generating company.
Tractebel company offers a comprehensive
list of products and services at competitive prices and under conditions
tailored to the needs of each Client. Its energy include two types:
·
Conventional Energy: from
conventional generation sources, major hydroelectric and thermoelectric power
plants.
·
Incentivized Energy: from
alternative generation sources such as small hydroelectric power plants,
biomass, wind, solar etc.
Their products include: Long Term Energy,
Short Term Energy, Energy for Closing off the Monthly Balance, Energy Swap and
Submarket Swap. And their services include: Commercialization of Energy
Surpluses and Representation of Consumers on the Electric Power Trade Board –
CCEE.
Renewable Energy Methods Utilized
The main technology it utilizes is HYDRO
& THERMAL & COMPLEMENTARY.
The complex is composed of 22 plants
operated by the Company, nine of which are hydroelectric power plants (HPPs),
six thermoelectric (TPPs) and seven complementary plants: two biomass, two wind
and three Small Hydroelectric Power Plants (SHPs). However, the installed
capacity operated by Tractebel Energia is 8,685 MW, as four of these plants are
commercially explored through partnership with other investors: Itá HPP,
Machadinho HPP, Estreito HPP and Ibitiúva Bioenergética TPP.
Challenges facing the company in the short term (5+
years) and long term (10+ years)
Questions about sustainability
How technology and business in Brazil compares to USA