| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Utilities |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Recife, Brazil |
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Key people
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Sinval Zaidan Gama (CEO) |
| Products | Electricity generation |
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Number of employees
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4,427 |
| Parent | Eletrobras |
| Website | www.chesf.gov.br |
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. It owns 14 hydroelectric energy plants and 1 thermoelectric energy plant. Sinval Zaidan Gama was made CEO in January 2017.
The main source of energy is the São Francisco River.
2. https://www.chesf.gov.br/_layouts/15/Chesf_Noticias_Farm/Noticia.aspx?IDNoticia=152