Nov
25
Chinese Utility to Pay Brazil $3.7 Billion to Run 2 Power Plants
ByCreditNacho Doce/Reuters
SÃO PAULO, Brazil — China is ramping up its investment in Brazil’s electricity sector.
A state-owned power company, China Three Gorges, agreed on Wednesday to pay Brazil’s federal government 13.8 billion reais, or $3.7 billion, for the rights to operate two massive hydroelectric power plants for the next 30 years.
China Three Gorges made the commitment during a government auction of 29 operational power plants whose concession contracts have expired…
Chinese Utility to Pay Brazil $3.7 Billion to Run 2 Power Plants