# Verene Energia to acquire Equatorial Transmissão from Equatorial Group

Verene Energia, a CDPQ-owned electricity transmission platform, has agreed to acquire Equatorial Transmissão S.A., which owns and operates seven electricity transmission lines totaling over 2,400 km in Brazil. The transaction value could reach CA$1.263 billion.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-04-05
- Where: Brazil (north, northeast, and southeast regions), Brazil
- Value: $920.0M (1.26B CAD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,430 km of transmission lines
- Products: electricity transmission
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [CDPQ](https://endata.com/companies/1260.md) (investor)
- [Verene Energia](https://endata.com/companies/83995.md) (acquirer)
- [Equatorial Transmissão](https://endata.com/companies/83996.md) (target)
- [Equatorial Group](https://endata.com/companies/83997.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/-r-e-p-r-i-s-e-acquisition-majeure-pour-verene-energia-la-plateforme-de-transport-electrique-de-la-cdpq-au-bresil--873868055.html), 2025-04-07: "Cette nouvelle acquisition de notre plateforme Verene illustre notre intérêt continu à investir au Brésil, un marché clé pour nous."

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