Cemig Abdicates Investments Outside Minas Gerais and Focuses on Business in the Minas Gerais Region

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 22/08/2022 at 21:40

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Cemig, Which Has the Largest Investment Program in History, Has Stopped Investing in Businesses Outside the Territory of Minas Gerais

After initiating an expansion movement beyond the borders of Minas Gerais in the 1990s, Cemig has returned to focus within the state. The company, which was founded in 1952, is halting investments in businesses outside the state and betting on the Minas Gerais territory. Currently, the electric utility company has the largest investment program in history, totaling R$ 22.5 billion until 2025. “We want to be a driver of growth for Minas Gerais again,” states the company’s president, Reynaldo Passanezi.

Managing Cemig since 2020, Reynaldo has made extensive adjustments to the company’s accounts and structures to resume the investment process in Minas Gerais. The initial point was to define three pillars: being efficient, fulfilling the dividend policy, and divesting from assets outside the company’s strategy. The executive states that between 2009 and 2018, Cemig spent R$ 8 billion on operational expenses above the regulatory limit recognized by the agency in the tariff. In 2021, this amount was R$ 448 million below the limit.

Another initiative to resume the company’s investments in Minas Gerais was to consolidate several Cemig units into a single building, which reduced expenses by R$ 40 million. The company, which operates in generation, distribution, transmission, and natural gas, also owned two planes with three pilots for exclusive use by the board and a hangar in Pampulha that cost R$ 1 million per year.

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New Strategies of Cemig

Now Cemig intends to focus on opportunities within Minas Gerais. The strategy now is to divest from minority businesses outside Minas Gerais that have not succeeded. The company has transferred, for example, the companies Renova and Light. However, there are still other companies on Passanezi’s list, such as holdings in the Belo Monte (PA) and Santo Antônio (RO) hydroelectric plants, in addition to Taesa (RJ).

According to Passanezi, between 2009 and 2018, minority holdings in these ventures totaled R$ 19 billion. On average, this amount corresponds to a loss of R$ 11 billion, as Cemig’s stake in these businesses is currently worth R$ 8 billion.

In investments, one of the main initiatives is the construction of 200 new substations in the state of Minas Gerais, increasing the number of structures from 415 to 615 units. By reinforcing the grid, the goal is to attract new industries to Minas Gerais.

In energy generation, investments are expected to total approximately R$ 5 billion for 1.5 GW of capacity in renewable sources, such as solar and wind energy. In distributed generation, through solar panels on residences, R$ 1.5 billion will be invested.

Cemig’s investments are expected to be made with cash or funds acquired from asset sales. Just from Light and Renova, the state-owned company raised R$ 2.5 billion. Except for renewable energies, which can be established in the Northeast due to the region’s great potential, other Cemig projects are expected to occur in Minas Gerais.

Cemig Abdicates Investments Outside Minas Gerais and Focuses on Business in the Minas Gerais Region

Cemig, Which Has the Largest Investment Program in History, Has Stopped Investing in Businesses Outside the Territory of Minas Gerais

New Strategies of Cemig

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