The bonds have features similar to conventional ones; however, the funds obtained will be destined for financing environmentally sustainable projects, certified by a company specialized in the environmental area. In the case of BNDES, they are aimed at new or already existing wind or solar generation projects in the portfolio of the Bank.

Acre’s auction for the contracting of studies was held on Monday, 24, Rio Grande do Norte’s on Tuesday, 25th, and Santa Catarina’s on Wednesday, 26th. Ceará’s auction, which was scheduled for the 24th, was rescheduled to May 9th due to the need for adjustments in the specifications of the bidding notice. Paraíba’s auction, scheduled for the 25th, was revoked because the state decided to quit the program.

Operating statistics of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in the first quarter of 2017 reinforce the expectation of improving economic activity, with gradual recovery of the demand for BNDES funds throughout the year. An important sign appears in the numbers of the line BNDES Finame, which finances the acquisition of machinery and equipment. The approvals of this line (step prior to disbursement) increased 32% in the first three months of the year, in comparison with the first quarter of the previous year. R$ 4.6 billion were approved between January and March of this year against R$ 3.4 billion in the first quarter of 2016.

The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) on Thursday, 2/14, published the detailed funding conditions for the concession of Lote Rodovia dos Calçados (Itaporanga-Franca) that will be bid by the Agência Reguladora de Serviços Públicos Delegados de Transporte do Estado de São Paulo (ARTESP), according to a public notice published on November 22nd, 2016.