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| Company type | Sociedade Anônima (Public) |
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| Industry | Electricity |
| Founded | February 28, 1957 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Brasília, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Paraná and Rondônia |
| Products | Power generation |
| Services | Electricity distribution Electric power transmission |
| Parent | Eletrobras |
| Website | furnas.com.br |
Eletrobras Furnas (Furnas – Centrais Elétricas SA) is a regional power utility and a major subsidiary of Eletrobras. The company generates or transmits electricity to 51% of households in Brazil and more than 40% of the nation's electricity passes through their grid. The company has a generating capacity of 10,050 MW which corresponds to 10% of Brazil's electrical production.