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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-001069
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240328

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BRAZILIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001439124
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34129
		FILM NUMBER:		24801249

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RUA DA QUITANDA, 196, 24TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		CENTRO
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			20091-005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 21 2514 5891

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		RUA DA QUITANDA, 196, 24TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		CENTRO
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			20091-005
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Report of Foreign Private Issuer<BR>
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>For the month of March, 2024</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CENTRAIS EL&Eacute;TRICAS BRASILEIRAS S.A.
- ELETROBR&Aacute;S</B></P>

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charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Rua da Quitanda, 196 &ndash; 24th floor,<BR>
Centro, CEP 20091-005,<BR>
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil</B></P>

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files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 12pt; text-align: center">Yes _______ No___X____</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Transmission auction result&#9;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Rio de Janeiro, March 28, 2024, Centrais
El&eacute;tricas Brasileiras S/A - Eletrobras informs that it has won, through its subsidiary Eletronorte, won 1, 3, 5, 9 lot(s) in the
Transmission Auction n&ordm; 01/2024, promoted on this date by the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency - ANEEL, as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 5%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>Lot</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 36%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>Location </B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt; color: white">(State) </FONT></B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>ANEEL Maximum RAP </B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt; color: white">(BRL million)</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 7pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-align: center; color: white"><B>Purchase RAP </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 6pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-align: center; color: white"><B>(BRL million)</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>Discount </B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt; color: white">%</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 7pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-align: center; color: white"><B>ANEEL Capex </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 6pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-align: center; color: white"><B>(BRL million)</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; width: 9%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 2pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: white"><B>Term </B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 6pt; color: white">(months)</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #DEEAF6; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">- LT 500 kV Quixad&aacute; - Crate&uacute;s C1, CS, com 211 km;<BR>
- LT 500 kV Crate&uacute;s &ndash; Teresina IV C1, CS, com 231 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Ibiapina II &ndash; Piripiri C3, com 88 km;<BR>
- Trechos de LT 500 kV entre a SE Teresina IV e o seccionamento da LT 500 kV Tiangu&aacute; &ndash; Teresina II C1 e C2, CD, com 2,0 km cada;<BR>
- SE 500 kV Teresina IV;<BR>
- SE 500 kV Crate&uacute;s e Compensa&ccedil;&atilde;o S&iacute;ncrona (-200/+300) Mvar.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">CE<BR>
PI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;284,5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;162,4 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;42,93 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;1.768,7 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">60 </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #DEEAF6; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">- LT 500 kV Morada Nova &ndash; Pacatuba C1, CS, com 146,7 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Banabui&uacute; &ndash; Morada Nova, C1, CS, com 55,9 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Morada Nova &ndash; Russas II, C1, CS, com 57,9 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Alex &ndash; Morada Nova, C1, CS, com 61,8 km;<BR>
- 3 Trechos de seccionamentos de LT&rsquo;s 500 kV (2x3,4 km) e 2 trechos de LT&rsquo;s 230 kV (2x3,8 km);<BR>
- SE 500/230 kV Morada Nova - (6+1R) x 300 MVA</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;156,7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;114,5 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">26,94 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">983,4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">60 </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">- LT 500 kV Bom Nome II - Campo Formoso II C1, CS, com 369 km;<BR>
- LT 500 kV Bom Nome II - Zebu III C1, CS, com 183,7 km;<BR>
- LT 500 kV Zebu III - Olindina C1, CS, com 227 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Bom Nome - Bom Nome II, C1 e C2, CS, com 4,54 km cada;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Zebu III - Floresta II, C1, CS, com 91,9 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Zebu II - Zebu III, C1 e C2, CS, com 6,5 km cada;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Araticum - Milagres C2, CS, com 19,25 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Abaiara &ndash; Milagres C2, CS, com 14,78 km;<BR>
- LT 230 kV Chapada III - Crato II C1, CS, com 168,92 km;<BR>
- Trechos de LT 500 kV entre a SE Bom Nome II e o seccionamento da LT 500 kV Milagres II &ndash; Luiz Gonzaga C1, CS, com 2 x 2,7 km;<BR>
- Trecho de LT 230 kV entre a SE Abaiara e o seccionamento da LT 230 kV Milagres - Crato II, C1, CS, com 1 x 14,21 km. Desativa&ccedil;&atilde;o do trecho entre a SE Milagres e o ponto de seccionamento;<BR>
- SE 500/230/138 kV Bom Nome II - 500/230 kV - (6+1Res x 300 MVA) e 230/138 kV - 2 x 150 MVA;<BR>
- SE 500/230 kV Zebu III - 500/230 kV - (6+1Res x 300 MVA).</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">CE<BR>
PB<BR>
PE<BR>
AL<BR>
BA<BR>
PI</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;438,6 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;302,0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;31,14 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">&nbsp;2.649,7 </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-bottom: 8pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; text-align: center; line-height: 107%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7pt; color: black; line-height: 107%">66 </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Este documento pode conter estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es
que n&atilde;o s&atilde;o declara&ccedil;&otilde;es de fatos ocorridos no passado, mas refletem cren&ccedil;as e expectativas de nossa
administra&ccedil;&atilde;o e podem constituir estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es sobre eventos futuros de acordo com Se&ccedil;&atilde;o
27A do <I>Securities Act</I> de 1933, conforme alterado, e Se&ccedil;&atilde;o 21E do <I>Securities and Exchange Act</I> de 1934, conforme
alterado. As palavras &ldquo;acredita&rdquo;, &ldquo;poder&aacute;&rdquo;, &ldquo;pode&rdquo;, &ldquo;estima&rdquo;, &ldquo;continua&rdquo;,
&ldquo;antecipa&rdquo;, &ldquo;pretende&rdquo;, &ldquo;espera&rdquo; e similares t&ecirc;m por objetivo identificar estimativas que necessariamente
envolvem riscos e incertezas, conhecidos ou n&atilde;o. Riscos e incertezas conhecidos incluem, mas n&atilde;o se limitam a: condi&ccedil;&otilde;es
econ&ocirc;micas, regulat&oacute;rias, pol&iacute;ticas e comerciais gerais no Brasil e no exterior, varia&ccedil;&otilde;es nas taxas
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condi&ccedil;&otilde;es competitivas, nosso n&iacute;vel de endividamento, a possibilidade de recebermos pagamentos relacionados a nossos
receb&iacute;veis, mudan&ccedil;as nos n&iacute;veis de chuvas e de &aacute;gua nos reservat&oacute;rios usados para operar nossas hidrel&eacute;tricas,
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riscos descritos em nosso relat&oacute;rio anual e outros documentos registrados perante CVM e SEC. Estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es
referem-se apenas &agrave; data em que foram expressas e n&atilde;o assumimos nenhuma obriga&ccedil;&atilde;o de atualizar quaisquer dessas
estimativas ou proje&ccedil;&otilde;es em raz&atilde;o da ocorr&ecirc;ncia de nova informa&ccedil;&atilde;o ou eventos futuros. Os resultados
futuros das opera&ccedil;&otilde;es e iniciativas das Companhias podem diferir das expectativas atuais e o investidor n&atilde;o deve
se basear exclusivamente nas informa&ccedil;&otilde;es aqui contidas. Este material cont&eacute;m c&aacute;lculos que podem n&atilde;o
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- Trechos de LT 230 kV entre a SE Chapecoense e os seccionamentos da LT 230 kV Foz do Chapec&oacute;/Xanxer&ecirc;, C1 e C2, com 3 km;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify">The acquired lots will have a concession
term of 30 years, including licensing, construction, and operation, which will be crucial in expanding regional interconnections and the
capacity to transmit renewable energy from the North/Northeast region. Eletrobras expects to achieve operational and technical synergies
from the new lots with the current portfolio of transmission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify">With the result of today's auction, Eletrobras
reinforces its leadership position in the energy transmission market, renewing its investment capacity in line with its plan to reposition
and extend transmission revenue.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/120% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify">Eletrobras remains committed to the continuous
search for maximizing returns for its shareholders through defined criteria and processes with a focus on capital discipline.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center">Eduardo Haiama</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/107% Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 106.2pt; text-indent: 35.4pt"><B>Vice President of Finance and
Investor Relations</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 5pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Este documento pode conter estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es
que n&atilde;o s&atilde;o declara&ccedil;&otilde;es de fatos ocorridos no passado, mas refletem cren&ccedil;as e expectativas de nossa
administra&ccedil;&atilde;o e podem constituir estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es sobre eventos futuros de acordo com Se&ccedil;&atilde;o
27A do <I>Securities Act</I> de 1933, conforme alterado, e Se&ccedil;&atilde;o 21E do <I>Securities and Exchange Act</I> de 1934, conforme
alterado. As palavras &ldquo;acredita&rdquo;, &ldquo;poder&aacute;&rdquo;, &ldquo;pode&rdquo;, &ldquo;estima&rdquo;, &ldquo;continua&rdquo;,
&ldquo;antecipa&rdquo;, &ldquo;pretende&rdquo;, &ldquo;espera&rdquo; e similares t&ecirc;m por objetivo identificar estimativas que necessariamente
envolvem riscos e incertezas, conhecidos ou n&atilde;o. Riscos e incertezas conhecidos incluem, mas n&atilde;o se limitam a: condi&ccedil;&otilde;es
econ&ocirc;micas, regulat&oacute;rias, pol&iacute;ticas e comerciais gerais no Brasil e no exterior, varia&ccedil;&otilde;es nas taxas
de juros, infla&ccedil;&atilde;o e valor do Real, mudan&ccedil;as nos volumes e padr&atilde;o de uso de energia el&eacute;trica pelo consumidor,
condi&ccedil;&otilde;es competitivas, nosso n&iacute;vel de endividamento, a possibilidade de recebermos pagamentos relacionados a nossos
receb&iacute;veis, mudan&ccedil;as nos n&iacute;veis de chuvas e de &aacute;gua nos reservat&oacute;rios usados para operar nossas hidrel&eacute;tricas,
nossos planos de financiamento e investimento de capital, regulamenta&ccedil;&otilde;es governamentais existentes e futuras, e outros
riscos descritos em nosso relat&oacute;rio anual e outros documentos registrados perante CVM e SEC. Estimativas e proje&ccedil;&otilde;es
referem-se apenas &agrave; data em que foram expressas e n&atilde;o assumimos nenhuma obriga&ccedil;&atilde;o de atualizar quaisquer dessas
estimativas ou proje&ccedil;&otilde;es em raz&atilde;o da ocorr&ecirc;ncia de nova informa&ccedil;&atilde;o ou eventos futuros. Os resultados
futuros das opera&ccedil;&otilde;es e iniciativas das Companhias podem diferir das expectativas atuais e o investidor n&atilde;o deve
se basear exclusivamente nas informa&ccedil;&otilde;es aqui contidas. Este material cont&eacute;m c&aacute;lculos que podem n&atilde;o
refletir resultados precisos devido a arredondamentos realizados.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 13.5pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Date: March 28, 2024</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Verdana, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 7.5pt">S</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 12pt">Eduardo Haiama</FONT></P>
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the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected
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