abstract:CHESF (Companhia Hidro-Elétrica do São Francisco; São Francisco's Hydroelectric Company) generates and transmits electric power from hydroelectric plants to all of the cities in northeast of Brazil.
A consortiumledbyChesf, a state-owned electricitygenerator, won a contract to buildtheworld's third-largesthydroelectricdamon the Xingu riverin the BrazilianAmazon.