Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Our office is located in Rio de Janeiro

In Brazil SN Power owns a major share in the renewable energy firm Desenvix, as well as being the sole owner of Enepar, an energy commercialisation company.


About Desenvix
SN Power owns 40.65% of Desenvix, a renewable energy company. The transaction represents a capital injection for SN Power of MBRL 705, which is the largest transaction SN Power has undertaken to date.
The other two partners in Desenvix are Jackson- the owner of the Brazilian engineering company Engevix, and Funcef- Brazil´s 3rd largest pension fund.
The transaction also includes Desenvix´ 100% shareholding in Enex, a company specializing in Operations & Maintenance of small and medium sized hydroelectric plants.

About Enepar
Enepar is an energy commercialization company which owns energy purchase contracts up to the end of 2025 for an average annual value of 1.2 TWh.

Desenvix press release
Enepar press release

South America´s largest country holds great potential for clean energy.

Country office

SN Power Energia do Brasil Ltda.
Avenida das Américas, 3500 - salas 211/212
Condominio Le Monde - Edificio Londres
Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 
22640-102
Ph: +55 21 3873 7500
Fax: +55 21 3873 7505
E-mail: infobrasil@snpower.com.br

Desenvix' portfolio

  • 221 MW in operation
  • 116 MW under construction
  • 1600 MW in its portfolio 
  • Assets are mainly hydropower, but also windfarms and 1 biomass plant

Strategy for the Desenvix JV

To focus on further hydropower development in Brazil, with the aim to reach 1,000 MW by 2018.

About Brazil

  • Area of 8 514 877km2
  • Population ca 192 273 million
  • Gross theoretical hydropower potential est. over 3 000 TWh/yr
  • Technically feasible potential est. 1 300 TWh/yr
  • Economically feasible potential est. 800 TWh/yr
  • Hydropower provides ca 84% of Brazil`s electric power
  • GDP per capita USD 10 514