Energia Sustentavel do Brasil Begins Commercial Operations at Jirau Hydro Plant

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--September 11, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources Latin America (Cordoba, Argentina)--On September 6, Energia Sustentavel do Brasil (ESBR), which is controlled by GDF Suez (60%) (Paris, France), Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas (20%) (Florianopolis, Brazil), a subsidiary of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR) (Eletrobras) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao Francisco (20%) (Chesf) (Recife, Brazil), began commercial operations at the first unit at the Jirau hydroelectric power plant in the state of Rondonia, which has a total generating capacity of 3,750 megawatts (MW).