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Banco do Nordeste receives visit from executives from China who plan to invest in the country. The company's most recent project is a wind farm in Bahia.
Last Wednesday (7), Paulo Câmara, president of Banco do Nordeste (BNB), received at the bank's headquarters, in Fortaleza, the visit of representatives of the Chinese Consulate and executives of the Chinese group CGN Brazil Energy, which had financial support from BNB.
China plans to continue investing in Brazil
Wang Ke, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of China in Recife, followed the presentation of China's investments in the energy sector in the Region and affirmed its intention to help Brazil in the energy transformation process.
The president of Banco do Nordeste stated that he is very pleased to support CGN's energy projects and contribute to the region's economic development. BNB is committed to consolidating this partnership and continuing to drive the clean energy sector in the Northeast of the country.
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According to Yao Zhigang, CEO of the China CGN group, the purpose of the visit is to thank Banco do Nordeste for its support to the group and present new expansion projects. The executive states that the company recently inaugurated a new headquarters in São Paulo, thus showing its intention to continue investing in Brazil in the near future.
Currently, the Bank is present in the group's energy projects in China with total financing amounting to R$ 1,6 billion.
The most recent project is the Tanque Novo wind energy park, in Bahia, which has an installed capacity of 180 MW. Banco do Nordeste's stake in this project is R$ 200 million. During the visit, the group presented its intention to expand the operation by another R$ 355 million.
Other Banco do Nordeste partnerships and investments
In addition to the partnership with the China group, BNB also closed a financing agreement worth R$ 282,2 million with the energy generator SPIC Brasil earlier this year. The amount will be used in the development of the Pedra Amolar I, Paraíso Farol II and Pedra Amolar II wind farms, located in the municipality of Touro.
The credit will be released according to the disbursement schedule and progress of the works. Banco do Nordeste's resources come from the Northeast Financing Constitutional Fund (FNE), a branch remunerated by the IPCA +3,68% pa and with the payment divided into 24 years.
O wind complex will also include the construction of the Paraíso Farol III park, financed through another type of credit, however the proposal is still being analyzed. More than 20% of the resources used in the development of the parks come from the company's own capital.
In total, the new wind generation plants will have approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.
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