Energisa fecha acordo para comprar usinas de GD solar da Matrix
A Energisa chegou a um acordo para a aquisição de cinco usinas de geração solar distribuída da Matrix Energia, aproveitando-se da crise financeira da companhia controlada pela Prisma Capital e pela franco-suíça Duferco para expandir sua atuação no chamado setor de GD. Controlada pela família Botelho, a Energisa opera 126 usinas solares de GD por […] The post Energisa fecha acordo para comprar…
Energisa reached an agreement to acquire five distributed solar generation plants from Matrix Energia, taking advantage of the financial crisis faced by the company controlled by Prisma Capital and the Franco-Swiss Duferco to expand its operations in the so-called distributed generation sector. Controlled by the Botelho family, Energisa operates 126 GD solar plants through its subsidiary (re)energisa, totaling 473 megawatts peak power, and the package being negotiated with Matrix adds an additional 26 MWp.
For Matrix, this transaction is part of a restructuring of the group, which placed all its portfolio of 29 solar plants with 120 MWp on the market amid recent turbulence in its sectors of operation, power generation, and GD. Initially, these GD assets of Matrix were a target for a transaction with Thopen, but 21 of them were returned after the company, which recently requested judicial recovery, failed to present guarantees.
The five plants being sold to Energisa are located in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, where the Botelho family companies have distribution subsidiaries, generating synergies for the operation. Matrix still maintains negotiations to sell the rest of its GD portfolio and is expected to announce more transactions soon, according to Wilson Ferreira Jr, the company's CEO.
The company's move exemplifies the difficulties faced by various players who invested in creating large distributed generation platforms and then found themselves pressured by an excess of competition in the sector, which drove down energy sale prices and left plants with high vacancy. This situation is leading many GD companies to seek buyers for their assets, while on the other hand, opening up an opportunity for more capitalized groups like Energisa to act as consolidators.
Other consolidators in the segment include Cemig, through its subsidiary Cemig SIM, which recently completed acquisitions, as well as Brasol, controlled by BlackRock and Siemens, and Suno, which has launched private equity funds to invest in GD asset M&As. Matrix and Energisa did not disclose the values involved in the M&A, which is subject to conditions including approval by the Economic Defense Defense Council (Cade).
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