Highlights in 2015
USD 3.68 billion
was the revenue for the provision of electricity services in 2015.
[G4-4; G4-9]
[G4-4; G4-9]
3.029
direct jobs generated in both countries, with 1,364 Brazilian employees (including seven
members of the Supervisory Board and six directors). The reduction in the Brazilian workforce was 5% compared to the
workforce in 2014, which consisted of 1,415 people. [G4-9; G4-10]
89.2 million
megawatts-hour (MWh) were generated by
Itaipu in 2015. The amount is 1,6% higher than production in the previous year and 9,5% lower than the year 2013, when the binational hit its fourth world record.
1,9%
was the increase in the power supply to
Brazil, meeting 14,6% of the country’s demand. Participation in the Paraguayan
market remained significant: 75% compared to 79% in 2014. [G4-8]
1st world position
in energy production in 2015 and accumulated
energy. At 31 years of operation, Itaipu produced 2.3 billion MWh.
Water for Life Award
The social and environmental program Cultivating Good Water (CAB) developed by Itaipu won 1st place in the category “Best Practices in Water Management” of the 5th edition of the Water for Life Award sponsored by the UN Water. The announcement took place in March and the award ceremony was at the UN headquarters in New York.