Pecém II undergoes maintenance for furnace’s ash removal and anticipates biennial preventive maintenance stoppage Rio de Janeiro, April 24, 2015 – ENEVA S.A. – In Judicial Recovery (“ENEVA” or “Company”) (BM&FBOVESPA: ENEV3, GDR I: ENEVY) informs its shareholders and the market in general that Pecém II Thermal Power Plant (“Pecém II” or “Plant”), currently owned by the Company and E.ON, had its operation suspended on April 13, 2015 in order to initiate ash removal procedures in the furnace of the Plant. At the beginning of this process, it was verified an accumulation of ash above normal, which led to initiate additional maintenance procedures. Initial assessments from Pecém II operations team, along with E.ON experts, indicate that the reported occurrence was mainly caused by a deficiency in the furnace’s coal burner system. As a consequence, a work plan was defined, consisting in remove the ash from the furnace and repair or replace burners of this equipment, at an estimate cost of approximately R$2 million. In addition to these activities, root cause analysis has been performed to mitigate the possibility that the problem comes up again. In order to minimize the total downtime of Pecém II for 2015, the biennial preventive maintenance stoppage of the Plant, initially expected for August 2015, is being anticipated to coincide with the abovementioned works. Such activities are estimated to be concluded by mid-May 2015. The Company will keep its shareholders and the market informed of any further developments regarding the matters of this Notice to the Market. Ricardo Levy Executive Vice-President and Investor Relations Officer ENEVA S.A. – In Judicial Recovery ABOUT ENEVA ENEVA is a power generation and trading company, with complementary businesses in natural gas exploration and production. The Company currently has 2.9GW of gross installed capacity, which places it among the largest private power generation companies in Brazil. ENEVA also owns an interest in natural gas onshore blocks in the Parnaíba Basin. Investor Relations: Rodrigo Vilela Carlos Cotrim +55 21 3721-3030 [email protected] ir.eneva.com.br Press: Marina Duarte +55 21 3721-3373 / + 55 21 98132-0459
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