The Governor of Santa Catarina, Jorginho Mello, visited the Jorge Lacerda Thermoelectric Complex in Capivari de Baixo on Thursday morning, accompanied by the Secretary of the Civil House, Estêner Soratto da Silva Júnior.
The president of Diamante’s Board of Directors, Jorge Nemr, thanked the Governor and other authorities for their visit, and recalled that when he was a Senator, Jorginho acted decisively to enact Law 14.2999, which instituted the Just Energy Transition process in Santa Catarina.
The company’s president, Pedro Litsek, presented in figures the economic and social importance of CTJL, which generates R$6 billion a year for the economy in Santa Catarina, 20,000 direct and indirect jobs, impacting the lives of more than 100,000 people. “However, in order to carry out the transition process in accordance with the law, we need to sign the “Reserve Energy Contract” with the federal government,” Litsek explained.
The governor pledged to maintain the partnership between the state and Diamante. “We have created a special secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation, where we will be able to help with the development of technologies for the energy sector, as well as being active in the Federal Energy Transition Commission,” explained Jorginho.
The president of the Brazilian Mineral Coal Association (ABCM), Fernando Luiz Zancan, also took part in the event and explained the importance of the Just Energy Transition. “We are the pioneering state of the Energy Transition Law (18.330/22) and we need the government’s support to regulate this law by bringing coordination to the Civil House, to implement Santa Catarina’s TEJ plan under Law 14.299/22 and to collaborate with Just Energy Transition initiatives and projects,” said Zancan.
At the same time, Diamante Geração de Energia received a visit from Nebras, Diamante’s partner in new investments in the state since last year. The CEO of Nebras in Brazil, Adil Chenaf, spoke of how pleased he was to be in Santa Catarina and of his interest in investing in the UTE Norte Catarinense and UTL-D projects, both thermal plants that will use gas as fuel.
