About NEC Energia.

CEI Energética is founded, and a business model is conceived by founding partners.

Acquisition of our first power plant, HGP Caquende, with only 0.9 MW of generation capacity. Installed at Macaúbas river, in the city of Bonfim, in Minas Gerais.

Currently, the power plant is no longer part of our portfolio.

Acquisition and renovation of two power plants by Energia Limpa, HGP Ponte Queimada I and II, in the city of Rio Casca, in the Mata Mineira Region, with installed capacity of 3MW.

Acquisition of 6 GESM power plants, a hydroelectric complex located in the South of Minas, with a total installed capacity of 5MW.

Purchase of the entire Maynart complex, a group of hydroelectric power plants located in the region of Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, with a total installed capacity of 32MW.

In the same year, BEI exceeded the 100MW mark operated through third-party power plants.

Acquisition of SHP Pacífico Mascarenhas, located in Santana do Riacho, in Minas Gerais, with installed capacity of 3MW.

Start of operation & maintenance services for photovoltaic (solar) power plants, through BEI.

Acquisition of Ituerê and Costa Rica power plants, located in Costa Rica, in Mato Grosso do Sul, with a total installed capacity of 16MW.

First solar project developed by the Group is sold on Auction A-4, promoted by the Ministry of Mines and Energy.

The Group adds two more power plants to its portfolio, SHP Mello, located in Rio Preto, with power of 10MW and SHP Areal, located in Santa Rita do Jacutinga, in the South of Minas Gerais, with 5MW of power.

Seeking to maintain its rapid growth rhythm, focused on generating renewable energy, the CEI Group formed a joint venture with Nebras Power, a company based in Qatar, belonging to Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the country's sovereign wealth fund.

Nebras is a strategic investor in the energy industry. Its goal is a balanced international investment portfolio, combining methodologies and markets.

The company resulting from the partnership between CEI Energética and Nebras Power was named NEC Energia.

Acquisition of SHP Nova Maurício and SHP Glória power plants, which so far had belonged to mining company Vale. With 29.23MW of capacity installed, Nova Maurício is located in the city of Leopoldina, while Glória has 13.8MW of power and is located in Muriaé, both in the Mata Mineira Region.

With those acquisitions, our portfolio went from 83MW to 125MW, a total increase in generation of over 40%.