- CEO
- Thiago Freire Guth
- Full Time Employees
- 5,514
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electric utilities
- Address
- Avenida Edgard Santos nº 300 Salvador BA Brazil 41181-900
- IPO Date
- Jul 2, 2007
- Business
- Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia - COELBA (COELBA), a subsidiary of Neoenergia S.A., engages in the distribution of electricity as a public service concessionaire in Brazil; it projects, constructs, and operates sub-transmission, processing, distribution, and commercialization systems for electrical energy along with related technical services, energy sector maintenance, and import-export operations. The company supplies electricity to over 6.6 million consumers across 417 municipalities in the State of Bahia, covering 99.5% of the region, as well as the municipalities of Delmiro Gouveia in Alagoas and Dianápolis in Tocantins; its infrastructure includes approximately 277,000 km of networks, 3.6 million poles, 7 million transformers, and 337 substations. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Salvador, Bahia, COELBA primarily serves residential, commercial, industrial, and low-income customers in the regulated electric utilities sector.
In recent developments, Neoenergia Coelba secured a €300 million green financing agreement with the European Investment Bank in July 2025 to upgrade and expand the electricity distribution network in Bahia, including automation, new connections for underserved areas, smart metering, and remote monitoring to enhance efficiency, reduce losses, and support renewable energy integration. The company also partnered with Ambipar and Heineken Spin in 2024 through the Vale Luz project to increase recycling incentives by offering higher discounts on energy bills for glass disposal, promoting circular economy initiatives. Additionally, parent company Neoenergia announced plans for significant investments in grid modernization and renewables, alongside Iberdrola's bid in November 2025 to acquire the remaining 16.2% stake in Neoenergia for full ownership, simplifying its structure while reinforcing focus on Brazilian operations.