“I found my place in the electricity sector”, exclaims post-operation technician

On this Women's Day, we reinforce our commitment to respecting women and encouraging greater female participation in the electricity sector.

Check out the story of collaborator Franciane Porto Santana, a post-operation technician, who represents the journey of achievements of women in the world of engineering.

The importance of cleaning transmission line insulators

Assets that do not have a cleaning plan for their insulators are more susceptible to automatic shutdowns due to excessive pollution.

Know what actions are necessary to identify the type of pollution, cleaning methods and corrective measures for your Transmission Line not to be damaged.

Cotesa Engenharia in negotiations for international expansion

A report by a company that analyzes industrial sectors in Latin America highlighted the advanced negotiations of Cotesa Engenharia to expand its services abroad.

Expansion of the international portfolio involves wind turbine maintenance activities and participation in the bidding process for energy integration in West Africa.

Simulation of self-recovery at a power plant breaks record​

O&M teams managed to self-recover the Dona Francisca HPP in just 12 minutes, breaking the record for the shortest time in the asset's history.

Regulation of the electricity sector requires that the assets are restored in up to 30 minutes, guaranteeing the availability of energy for the population in a short time.

Installed power in Brazil in 2021 expands 57% beyond the target

The result represents the addition of two UHE Jirau, the fourth largest energy generator in the country, in terms of installed power from projects that began operating in the electricity matrix in 2021.

The wind power sector had the largest entry into commercial operation recorded in the country, with 48.85% of the total installed capacity, while accounting for 11.46% of the Brazilian energy matrix.

Cotesa Engenharia receives national HR award

A Cotesa Engenharia recebeu o prêmio “Selo Empresa que dá feedback!”, da recrutadora Gupy Recrutamento & Seleção e está entre as 300 empresas brasileiras no levantamento.

The classification is the result of Cotesa Engenharia's institutional policy of transparency in the selection process, in addition to commitment and respect for people.

Regulation of Hybrid Power Plants optimizes energy generation

Aneel regulamentou funcionamento das Centrais Geradoras Híbridas (UGH). Estudo mostra que para cada 1MW de energia eólica instalado é possível adicionar até 35% de capacidade solar

Enterprises have different grants and measurement systems, but they physically and contractually share the infrastructure for connection and use of the transmission network.

The ten largest power plants in Brazil

Brazil needs more than 9,800 power plants to not be left in the dark. They are assets of all sizes, distributed mainly in the North, Northeast and Southeast regions.

Despite representing only 2.22% of the number of projects, the Hydroelectric Power Plants are responsible for 57.17% of the installed capacity in Brazil.

How does the electricity market in Brazil work?

The electricity sector is divided into four segments: generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization. In this full report, we detail all the points about each area.

Entenda como a energia é gerada por 9 mil usinas, transmitida e distribuída por meio de 150 mil km de linhas de transmissão e como são realizadas as negociações de compra e venda.

Cotesa Engenharia receives data analysis company

Cotesa Engenharia received a visit from Bazefield's directors in Latin America to learn about the performance data analysis software for solar and wind generation assets.

The system provides tools for real-time monitoring, reporting, availability planning, breakdown and loss analysis, and fact-based decisions.