A company paid BRL 1 mi for a 30-year concession of the Chapada dos Guimarães Park, in the cerrado, Brazil’s savanna biome. Investments should add up to BRL 18.5 mi.
The winning company paid the state government BRL 3.5 mi for the concession of the Ibitipoca and Itacolomi parks—nine times the minimum BRL 391.4 thousand.
Originally, Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro would be auctioned along with the airports in Minas Gerais. However, its auction shall only take place in 2023.
The auctions are scheduled to take place on September 16 and electric energy shall be purchased based on hydro, wind, solar, photovoltaic, and thermal generation projects.
The Ministry of Infrastructure reports that the terminals—where 24 million passengers circulate every year—should receive approximately $1 billion in investment, in addition to the amounts paid for the contract award.