Rio de Janeiro, March 4th, 2021

Highlights:

Privatization of two new sanitation blocks in Alagoas

BNDES will follow up on the structuring of concessions in sanitation in the State of Alagoas, aiming to improve and expand the services provided to about 2.2 million people. The second phase can include up to 88 municipalities and its notice is expected for the end of 2021.

In this project, the concession of water and sewage is divided into two groups. The first (block B) covers the regions of the hinterland and part of the rural region of the state, comprising 48 municipalities. Block C includes 40 other municipalities in the eastern regions and also part of the rural region. The expansion of sanitation services to the state is expected to benefit 60% of the population of Alagoas.

>> Read details here Block B

>> Read details here Block C

Pipeline progress:

Sanitation concession in Porto Alegre

A public hearing was held on February 25^th, 2021, for the concession of water and sewage services in the Municipality of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. This project has been in public consultation phase since December 2020 and will have a 35-year term, serving 1.5 million people, with an estimated investment of R$ 2.2 billion.

>> Learn more about the project

Codesa: public hearing

The public consultation on the 35-year concession of the Organized Ports of Vitória and Barra do Riacho, opened since December 2020, culminated in a public hearing on February 4^th, 2021. The project, first of its kind in Brazil, aims to transfer the activities carried out by Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo (Codesa), the port’s current manager, to private partners. The bidding notice is expected to be published on the 3^rd quarter of 2021 and the auction is scheduled to take place on the 4^th quarter of the same year.

>> More details on the project

Public hearing of street lighting of Curitiba (PR)

After public consultation, open since December 2020, the Municipality of Curitiba in the State of Paraná conducted public hearing for the city lighting project on January 26^th, 2021. The project is being structured in PPP format and foresees investments of more than R$ 300 million over the 23 years of the contract. The final bidding documents are expected to be released on the 2^nd quarter of 2021.

>> Learn more about the project

Technical visits for the RJ sanitation concession

Following the launch of the tender to grant the sanitation service in the State of Rio de Janeiro currently provided by Cedae, investors have the opportunity to visit the company’s sites. The technical visits can be held up to fifteen business days before the commercial proposal submission deadline, scheduled for April 27^th 2021. Requests can be sent by e-mail to: licitacao@casacivil.rj.gov.br. The auction will be held on April 30^th, 2021. Expected investments amount to about R$ 30 billion, in addition to grant payment of around R$ 10,6 billion.

>> Go to the project page

Other content:

BNDES Project Factory: In a recent interview on the plans for the Project Factory in 2021, Pedro Bruno Barros, advisor to Abdib[1] and Head of Government and Institutional Relations of BNDES, highlighted the 122 projects in the Bank’s portfolio and the expected amount of R$ 220 billion in investments in areas such as transport, sanitation and energy. The governments are supported end-to-end, from conception, prior analyses and studies to attracting investors to the auction. Pedro also commented on the structuring of park and forest exploration concessions, which BNDES is currently developing, with deliveries scheduled for later this year.

[1] ABDIB - Associação Brasileira da Infraestrutura e Indústrias de Base or, the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries. https://www.abdib.org.br/blog/secoes/artigos-em-ingles/

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