Furnas Centrais Elétricas S.A. Overview

City:Rio de Janeiro
Country:Brazil
Industry:Electric Utilities
Description:
Furnas Centrais Eletricas S.A. is a state-owned electricity generation and transmission business based in Brazil. The company was established in the 1950s with the challenge of solving the energetic crisis that threatened the supply of the three most important Brazilian socio-economic centers-Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte. Central Eletrico de Furnas was tasked with building and operating on the Grande River the first major hydroelectric power station in Brazil--the Usina Hidreletrica de Furnas, with a capacity of 1,216 MW. This dam... (More)

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