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- Energisa S.A. is a Brazil-based holding company primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and trading of electric energy through its subsidiaries; it also operates in natural gas distribution, distributed renewable energy generation, and related services including operation and maintenance, energy efficiency solutions, biomethane production, biofertilizer commercialization, insurance brokerage, and financial products via its fintech Voltz. The company serves approximately 20 million residential, industrial, commercial, and rural customers across 11 states including Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraíba, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins, Paraná, and Acre, with a presence in 939 municipalities and operations covering 97% of Brazil's territory; it manages 12 transmission concessions spanning 3,600 kilometers of high-voltage lines, two centralized solar farms with 70 MWp capacity, and distributed generation through (re)energisa with 363 MWp across solar, wind, and hydraulic projects. Founded in 1905 and headquartered in Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Energisa operates as a subsidiary of Gipar S.A. and employs over 17,000 people, focusing on energy transition with decarbonization efforts such as shutting down 20 thermoelectric plants in the Amazon ahead of schedule, reducing CO2 emissions by over 500,000 tons. Recent developments include the 2024 acquisition of 100% of Infra Gás e Energia S.A. for portfolio diversification into Northeast natural gas distribution (Cegás in Ceará, Copergás in Pernambuco, Algás in Alagoas, Potigas in Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergas in Sergipe), completion of the R$879 million Norgás acquisition from Compass Gas e Energia in November 2024, a R$2.5 billion share offering on B3 to strengthen capital structure, winning Lot 12 in ANEEL's first 2024 transmission auction for Northeast expansion, R$700 million BNDES financing for 49 new solar plants, R$80 million investment in a biomethane plant in Santa Catarina, and partnerships like with Octopus Energy for renewable solutions and Shell Energy Brazil for lower-cost natural gas supply to ES Gás.