In Brazil, Enel intends to invest €5 billion, which, at the current exchange rate, is more than R$30 billion, in the next three years. This is equivalent to 12.5% of its global investment plan for the season.
On Tuesday (24), the president of Enel, Francesco Starace, stated that the main focus of the company’s investments is renewable energy generation projects, as the company has strongly established itself in the Brazilian distribution market.
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Focusing on Brazil as its strongest distribution center, the investment priority is in the generation area. However, Starace does not rule out participation in the privatization auctions of the CEEE-D distributors in RS and CEB in DF.
Enel Adjusts Growth of Investments in Distribution with Aneel
Enel has adjusted the investment volume in distribution concerning negotiations with Aneel about the economic-financial rebalancing of agreements due to the conditions caused by the pandemic.
During the pandemic, Enel’s headquarters in São Paulo faced several protests over unjustified increases in electricity bills, as deemed by customers. In August, it signed a Conduct Adjustment Term – TAC with Procon-SP, thereby restructuring the debts of customers who formalized their complaints.

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