Santo Antônio Energia to participate in the 7th World Water Forum
During the event, there will be a presentation of the initiatives that led this hydropower
to reach the highest number of top marks in the Implementation category among all
participants globally in an assessment made by the IHA, as well as hydropower
opportunities in the Amazon region
São Paulo, 09 April 2015 - The Santo Antônio Hydropower, located on the Madeira
River in Porto Velho (Rondônia State), will participate in the 7th World Water Forum,
the world’s largest event on the subject of water, to take place April 12-17 in Daegu,
South Korea.
Santo Antônio Energia will be a speaker at the event for the second time, and its
representatives will participate in three different meetings:
April 14
• Regional Session of the Americas, with the Water and Energy theme,
addressing hydropower models with and without reservoirs and the effects of
each with regard to energy production. Representatives of the United States
and Mexico will also be participating in this panel.
April 15 (two participations)
• Presentation at the Brazilian Pavilion with the theme of Sustainable Power
Generation in the Amazon, made by representatives from Brazil and other
nations during a visit to the Brazilian stand.
•
Participation in discussions of the High-level Integrated Water Resources
Management Panel, which will have representatives from Brazil, Myanmar
and South Africa, as well as World Water Council representatives from
other nations.
Focused on the commitment to generation from a clean, renewable power source with
the best concept of sustainability, the company’s manager for sustainability Guilherme
Abbad will highlight the initiatives that led the project to reach the highest number of
top marks in the Implementation category in an assessment made by IHA – the
International Hydropower Association - a non-profit organization founded almost
twenty years ago with UNESCO's support, which measures the sustainability of
hydropower projects.
The IHA already rated 12 hydropower projects in the world, and Santo Antônio Energia
was the only one to receive the largest number of top marks.
Top marks in 70% of the assessment
In the assessment, the association evaluated 20 topics: Communication, Governance,
Social and Environmental Issues, Integrated Project Management, Infrastructure
Safety, Financial Viability, Project Benefits, Procurement and Contracting, Communities
Affected by the Project and Way of Life, Resettlement, Indigenous Population,
Manpower and Working Conditions, Cultural Heritage, Public Health, Biodiversity and
Invasive Species, Erosion and Sedimentation, Water Quality, Residues, Noise and Air
Quality, Reservoir Filling, Flow Regime and Downstream.
These topics are based on different items: evaluation, management, communication
with stakeholders, stakeholder support, accordance, compliance, and results.
For this assessment, 375 documents were submitted, 283 interviews were conducted
with Santo Antônio Energia professionals, the community - including resettled persons,
prospectors and the indigenous population - government agencies, professionals from
other companies etc.
Hydroelectric opportunities in the Amazon
The Santo Antônio Energia manager for sustainability will also present an overview of
hydropower opportunities in Brazilian Amazon region, which is rich in every sense,
especially in hydrological terms and which hydric potential, regardless of the type of
use, is indisputable.
The Amazon is the last frontier for the sustainable generation of hydropower, and
currently only 25% of its potential are utilized for this purpose.
Standing out in the region are Rondônia and the Madeira River, with an approximate
total length of 3315 km and the 17th largest in the world in size, which represents one
of the country’s greatest hydric potentials. This is where the Santo Antônio
Hydropower, with a total investment of R$ 20 billion, is located. As of November 2016,
the project will be operating at full load with 50 turbines, and its generating capacity
will reach 3.568 thousand megawatts - enough power to meet the consumption of a
population of 45 million.
The Santo Antônio Hydropower, a member of the World Water Council - a global body
responsible for the event and for the discussion related to water use in several
industries -, is expected to also participate in the 8th World Water Forum, which will be
held for the first time in Brazil, in Brasília in 2018.
Service
7th World Water Forum
With the participation of Santo Antônio Energia
April 14, 5:20 pm to 6:15 pm – Regional Issues and Challenges
April 15, 2:40 pm to 4:40 pm – Integrated Management of Water Resources
April 16, 10:30 am to 11:45 am – Sustainable Energy Generation in the Amazon
Speaker: Guilherme Abbad, manager for sustainability, Santo Antônio Energia
Venue: Daegu, South Korea
Santo Antônio Energia
Santo Antônio Energia is the concessionaire responsible for the construction and
operation of the Santo Antônio Hydropower, located on the Madeira River in Porto
Velho (Rondônia State), and for marketing the generated energy. The Santo Antônio
Energia shareholders are Furnas (39%), Odebrecht Energia (18.6%), SAAG (12.4%),
Cemig (10%) e Caixa FIP Amazônia Energia (20%).
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