AES Brasil Group operates in the energy generation and distribution sectors in Brazil. It is comprised of four companies with over 7,400 employees and has invested $6.9 billion from 1998-2010. AES Brasil has good governance practices and focuses on sustainability. It has strong cash generation and differentiated dividend practices among its companies. AES Tietê specifically has 17 hydroelectric plants in Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais with over 2,600 MW of installed capacity and high operational availability, generating over its physical guarantee levels. Nearly all of AES Tietê's energy is contracted to AES Eletropaulo until end of 2015.