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- CPFL Energia S.A. CPFL Energia S.A. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, commercialization, and services related to electricity in Brazil. The company operates through segments including distribution via subsidiaries such as CPFL Paulista, CPFL Piratininga, and RGE serving approximately 10.7 million customers across 687 municipalities in states like São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, and Minas Gerais with a 13% national market share; generation encompassing 4,226 MW of installed capacity from hydroelectric, wind, solar, biomass, and thermoelectric sources including complexes like Serra da Mesa, Barra Grande, and Campos Novos; transmission through CPFL Transmissão featuring projects from ANEEL auctions such as Lot 3 with BRL 81 million RAP and BRL 1.69 billion CapEx; commercialization to free consumers, producers, and traders; and value-added services via CPFL Soluções covering energy efficiency, distributed generation, infrastructure, fleet management, human resources, IT, and consultancy. CPFL Energia S.A. maintains nationwide operations targeting residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in key economic centers. Founded in 1912 through the merger of precursor companies and headquartered in Campinas, São Paulo, the company functions as a subsidiary of State Grid Brazil Power Participações S.A., ultimately controlled by State Grid Corporation of China. Recent developments include winning Lot 3 in a major transmission auction in 2025 for strategic expansion; signing a loan agreement with the New Development Bank in March 2025 for CPFL Paulista's power distribution upgrades marking its first RMB transaction and first NDB credit as a Chinese-funded entity in Brazil; approving a 2025-2029 investment plan of R$29.8 billion in late 2024 focused on existing businesses with R$24.7 billion for distribution; acquiring additional 3.39% of Campos Novos Energia S.A. in November 2022 bringing subsidiary CPFL Geração's stake to 52.12%; and completing squeeze-outs for CPFL Renováveis in 2020 and CPFL Transmissão in 2022 to streamline ownership.