- Business
- Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina S.A. (Celesc) operates as a holding company engaged in electricity generation, transmission, distribution and natural gas distribution in Brazil. The company, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, conducts its activities through wholly-owned subsidiaries Celesc Distribuição S.A., which distributes electricity to 3.46 million consumer units across 285 municipalities primarily in Santa Catarina and one in Paraná, and Celesc Geração S.A., which manages 12 hydroelectric plants with 118 MW installed capacity plus minority stakes in six additional hydroelectric projects developed with private investors; it also controls 51% of Companhia de Gás de Santa Catarina (SCGÁS), distributing 2 million cubic meters of natural gas daily to 16,700 customers statewide, and holds partnerships in Dona Francisca Energética S.A. (DFESA), Empresa Catarinense de Transmissão de Energia S.A. (ECTE) and Companhia Catarinense de Água e Saneamento (CASAN). Celesc's core offerings encompass high-voltage transmission via interconnected lines and substations above 70 kV, a 148,164 km distribution network including 5,100 km of lines, operation and maintenance of generation assets, and channeled natural gas supply to residential, commercial and industrial clients throughout Santa Catarina. The State of Santa Catarina maintains controlling interest with 50.18% of common shares, equating to 20.2% of total share capital. In recent developments, Celesc announces a record R$4.5 billion investment plan through 2026, including R$3.5 billion for substation expansions, new distribution lines and medium/low-voltage upgrades plus R$1 billion in strategic projects such as 20 new substations adding 1,527 MVA capacity; it launches a 1-MW distributed generation solar park in Santa Catarina to bolster renewables, advances field service automation with R$16 million in IFS Field Service Management and SAP S/4HANA Utilities for meter-to-cash processes, and continues network modernization including rural electrification and digitalization efforts.