Ijuí Centenária

What Ijuí Centenária does

PCH Ijuí Centenária is a Small Hydroelectric Plant (PCH) operated by Ceriluz Geração – Cooperativa de Geração de Energia e Desenvolvimento Social Ltda., one of several generation assets in the cooperative's portfolio that also includes PCH José Barasuol (13.5 MW), PCH RS-155 (5.982 MW), PCH Nilo Bonfanti (0.68 MW), and CGHs at Agudo, Augusto Pestana, and Igrejinha, together representing approximately 20.1 MW of installed capacity. All electricity generated by Ceriluz Geração is sold under a long-term arrangement to CPFL Energia and injected into Brazil's National Interconnected System (SIN); PCH Ijuí Centenária was founded in 2010, the same year the broader cooperative signed its 30-year public service permission contract with ANEEL (the Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica), which is renewable for an additional 30 years and underwrites both generation and distribution operations across an exclusive service territory.

Ceriluz Geração is part of the Ceriluz Group, which is structured as a member-owned cooperative with approximately 15,000 associate-members and operates through three main entities: Ceriluz Distribuição (electricity distribution across 13 full and 11 partial municipalities in northwest Rio Grande do Sul via 4,183 km of medium- and low-voltage networks, 4 substations, and 42,690 concrete poles), Ceriluz Geração (hydroelectric generation including PCH Ijuí Centenária), and Ceriluz Provedores (fiber optic internet service launched in 2016). The cooperative holds ISO 9001:2015 certification from TÜV NORD GMBH, is LGPD-compliant since September 2020, and operates the "Programa Além da Energia" social program that bundles health plans, residential insurance, funeral assistance, and community engagement around the core energy service.

Revenue mechanics combine regulated ANEEL-set distribution tariffs across residential, rural, industrial, commercial, and public-sector customer classes; transactional generation revenue from the PPA with CPFL Energia; subscription fiber optic revenue (R$107/month for 300 Mbps); and social-tariff discounts funded through the PEE program at 0.5% of net operating revenue. Capital expansion has been supported historically by BRDE and BNDES development-bank financing, and the group is governed by elected boards and fiscal councils serving four-year terms, with the most recent General Ordinary Assemblies held on February 4, 2022.

Name

Ijuí Centenária

Legal name

CERILUZ - Cooperativa Regional de Energia e Desenvolvimento Ijuí Ltda.

Website

https://ceriluz.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PCH Ijuí Centenária is a small hydroelectric generation asset operated by Ceriluz Geração in northwest Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, selling 100% of its output to CPFL Energia under an ANEEL-regulated framework as part of a member-owned cooperative serving approximately 15,000 associates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ijuí

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution: Ceriluz Distribuição generates revenue by distributing electricity to its approximately 15,000 associate-members across rural and urban areas of 13 full and 11 partial municipalities in northwest Rio Grande do Sul. Tariffs are regulated by ANEEL.
2. Hydroelectric Generation and Energy Sales: Ceriluz Geração operates multiple hydroelectric plants (PCHs and CGHs) and sells the generated electricity to CPFL Energia, injecting into the National Interconnected System (SIN).
3. Internet/Telecom Services (Fiber Optic): Ceriluz Provedores distributes fiber optic internet signal to associates since 2016. Plans offered at R$107/month for 300 Mbps.
4. Energy Efficiency Programs (PEE): Ceriluz develops the Programa de Eficiência Energética (PEE), distributing LED lamps, refrigerators, solar heaters, and entry standards to consumers as mandated by ANEEL, funded by 0.5% of net operating revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PCH Ijuí Centenária is a Small Hydroelectric Plant (PCH) operated by Ceriluz Geração, the generation arm of Ceriluz — a Brazilian energy cooperative founded in 1966 and headquartered in Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul. The plant generates electricity from water resources under ANEEL regulation and supplies that power to CPFL Energia, the regional concession holder. The broader Ceriluz organization also serves approximately 15,000 cooperative members through Ceriluz Distribuição (retail electricity distribution) and a fiber optic broadband internet service.

Product overview

Ceriluz is a Brazilian energy cooperative providing electricity generation and distribution services. The organization operates through three main divisions: Ceriluz Distribuição (energy distribution to ~15,000 members across 13+ municipalities), Ceriluz Geração (hydroelectric power generation through multiple PCHs including Ijuí Centenária, José Barasuol, RS-155, Nilo Bonfanti, and multiple CGHs), and Ceriluz Telecom (fiber optic internet services since 2016). The Ijuí Centenária is a Small Hydroelectric Plant (PCH) within the Ceriluz Geração portfolio. Additional offerings include digital self-service tools (Agência Virtual, EnergyView monitoring), the Além da Energia social program, and energy efficiency/R&D programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PCH Ijuí Centenária Small Hydroelectric Plant (PCH) operated by Ceriluz Geração that generates electricity from water resources. Generated power is supplied to CPFL Energia, the regional concession holder, under ANEEL regulation.
• Ceriluz Geração Generation Portfolio Portfolio of Small Hydroelectric Plants (PCHs) and Centrais Geradoras Hidrelétricas (CGHs) operated by Ceriluz Geração, supplying renewable electricity to the Brazilian grid.
• Ceriluz Distribuição Electricity Supply Retail electricity distribution service delivered to approximately 15,000 cooperative members across the Ijuí region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
• Ceriluz Fiber Optic Internet Fiber optic broadband internet service offered to cooperative members, leveraging the cooperative's telecommunications infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Substations operate at less than 40% capacity during peak load, providing security margin for demand growth.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CPFL EnergiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll electricity generated by Ceriluz Geração's plants is sold entirely to CPFL Energia and injected into the National Interconnected System (SIN). This long-term power purchase agreement underpins the generation business model.
• UNIMED Noroeste/RScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UNIMED Noroeste/RS provides an Ambulatory Business Health Plan (Regional, no hospitalization) for Ceriluz associates. Plan covers Hospital UNIMED de Ijuí, diagnostic imaging center, clinical laboratory, oncology, emergency care, and is valid across 52 municipalities in UNIMED Noroeste/RS area plus emergency coverage throughout Brazil.
• Seefeld Corretora de Seguros and Zurich SegurosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering residential insurance to Ceriluz associates since 2006. Over 4,000 families insured. Insurance coverage depends on members being current with energy bill payments.
• ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica)coreOthersRegulatory agency for Brazil's electricity sector. ANEEL defines Ceriluz's tariffs, grants the 30-year public service permission contract, sets quality standards, and oversees compliance. Ceriluz became a regulated permissionária on May 26, 2010.
• RM GuidariniminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm that provided consultancy services for Ceriluz's ISO 9001 certification process, helping implement the quality management system.
• FEPAM (Fundação Estadual de Proteção ao Ambiente Natural)minorOthersRio Grande do Sul state environmental protection foundation. Ceriluz's hydroelectric plants submit quarterly environmental compliance reports to FEPAM. FEPAM approves environmental licenses for generation projects.
• ComtrafocoreTechnology or IntegrationTransformer manufacturer that supplied the two 12.5 MVA transformers for Substation Ceriluz IV. Company representative supervised commissioning and energization procedures at the plant.
• EletrosulcoreTechnology or IntegrationEletrosul operates Substation Ijuí 2 (249 MVA installed capacity) which feeds Substation Ceriluz IV via a 69 kV line through SE Ceriluz III. This interconnection is essential for the distribution network's power supply.
• FECOERGSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of Rio Grande do Sul electricity cooperatives. Ceriluz is a member, participating in collective representation and coordination among energy cooperatives in the state.
• OCB (Organização das Cooperativas Brasileiras)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian cooperative organization. Ceriluz operates under cooperative principles defined by the cooperative socioeconomic system represented by OCB.
• OCERGS (Sescoop-RS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative services organization for Rio Grande do Sul. Linked to OCB for cooperative system representation and support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CEMIG Distribuição: CEMIG operates one of Brazil's largest integrated electricity distribution and generation businesses, including hydroelectric generation. Comparable as a major Brazilian distribution utility operating under the same ANEEL regulatory framework and serving consumers in a multi-municipal concession.
• CPFL Energia: CPFL Energia is the offtaker for all of Ceriluz Geração's hydroelectric output and operates Brazil's largest private electricity distribution group. Comparable as the dominant Brazilian distribution incumbent with whom Ceriluz has its commercial interface.
• Energisa: Energisa is one of Brazil's largest private electricity distribution groups, operating across multiple states under ANEEL regulation. Comparable as a major ANEEL-regulated distributor serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers across multiple municipalities.
• AES Brasil: AES Brasil (formerly AES Tietê) is a major hydroelectric operator in Brazil. Comparable as a Brazilian small hydroelectric and renewable energy operator selling into the same national interconnected system (SIN) under similar regulatory framework.
• Engie Brasil: Engie Brasil operates one of the largest hydroelectric and renewable generation portfolios in Brazil. Comparable as a major Brazilian hydroelectric operator with similar PCH/small hydro business model and ANEEL regulatory interaction, but at significantly larger scale.
• CEEE Grupo (Equatorial Energia RS): CEEE was the state-owned electricity utility of Rio Grande do Sul, now part of Equatorial Energia. Operates as a larger incumbent electricity distributor in the same state with overlapping regulatory framework and customer-facing distribution operations.

Regional players

• RGE (Rio Grande Energia): RGE is a major electricity distribution concessionaire serving much of Rio Grande do Sul outside Ceriluz's territory. It is a direct regional peer given overlapping geography, similar distribution business model, and shared regulatory environment under ANEEL.
• Copel Distribuição: Copel is the integrated electricity utility of Paraná, Brazil. Operates hydroelectric generation and distribution in a neighboring southern Brazilian state with similar regulatory framework, climate conditions, and distribution-cooperative ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Cermissões: Cermissões is another electricity distribution cooperative (permissionária under ANEEL) operating in the same region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, serving a similar rural cooperative member base with comparable PCH generation assets and community-driven governance model.

Others

• Fecoergs: Fecoergs is the Federation of Electricity Cooperatives of Rio Grande do Sul, of which Ceriluz is a member. Comparable as an ecosystem/industry body representing the same cooperative electricity distribution model under which Ceriluz operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqQ7Y3m3gDl5aJZl1zJmR5A
• Facebookfacebook.com/ceriluz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupoceriluz

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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