Company Announces Increase In Participation With Canadian Fund CDPQ In Natural Gas Transport Company, Reaching 50% Valuation.
Engie has made an important transaction, announcing the sale of 15% of TAG to the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ) for R$ 3 billion. With this, the Canadian fund becomes a relevant shareholder in TAG, sharing the same stake as the French group.
Engie Brasil Energia, which currently holds 32.5% of TAG, will adjust its stake to 17.5%, while GDF International, another subsidiary of the Engie group, will maintain its 32.5% stake in TAG. CDPQ, in turn, increases its stake in TAG from 35% to 50% through the wholly-owned subsidiary CDP Groupe Infrastructures Inc, further strengthening its presence in the energy sector.
Partial Divestment In TAG: A Strategic Option
‘The decision for partial divestment in TAG is seen as an attractive possibility to implement an asset rotation at a time when the Company has a solid pipeline of projects underway, without increasing pressure on leverage, ratings, and the Company’s payout’, explained Eduardo Takamori, Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Director of Engie Brasil Energia.
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The negotiation represents a significant increase in the valuation of the Associated Gas Transporter compared to 2020, when Engie acquired the remaining 10% from Petrobras for R$ 1 billion at the time (R$ 1.4 billion adjusted).
Petrobras sold 90% of the Associated Gas Transporter in 2019 to Engie and CDPQ for R$ 8.6 billion at the time (R$ 11.2 billion adjusted).
Associated Gas Transporter: An Extensive Transport Network
TAG holds the most extensive natural gas transport network in Brazil, with a pipeline infrastructure of approximately 4,500 km, located along part of the Southeast and Northeast coasts of the country, as well as a section connecting Urucu to Manaus (AM) in the North region.
Source: EPBR
