Brazil federal and Rondonia State attorneys filed a civil action in August to overturn a concession auction for the 3,300-MW Jirau hydroelectric project, planned for the Madeira River in Brazil's Amazon Region. Business News Americas reported the attorneys filed the action against Brazil regulators and the winning consortium, Consorcio Energia Sustentavel do Brasil (Enersus).The lawsuit contends Enersus broke environmental regulations by changing the project location. Enersus said it planned to move Jirau's dam 9 kilometers downriver to save 1 billion reais (US$626 million). "New environmental licensing is needed to evaluate if the plant's new location is viable," the government attorneys said. If the new location is found to be viable, the attorneys contend a new concession auction would be required to promote fair competition. The action came less than a week after Brazil's energy minister said Enersus and a competing consortium agreed to settle a dispute over Jirau out of court. Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao warned that the government's utility holding company could take control of both Jirau and its sister project, 3,150-MW Santo Antonio, if their progress was threatened by court action.
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机译：巴西联邦和朗多尼亚州检察官在8月提起民事诉讼，以推翻为巴西亚马逊地区马德拉河计划的3,300兆瓦Jirau水电项目的特许权拍卖。美洲商业新闻报道称，律师对巴西监管机构和获胜的财团Consorcio Energia Sustentavel do Brasil（Enersus）提起诉讼。该诉讼认为Enersus通过更改项目地点违反了环境法规。 Enersus表示，它计划将Jirau的大坝下移9公里，以节省10亿雷亚尔（6.26亿美元）。政府律师说：“需要新的环境许可证来评估工厂的新地点是否可行。”如果发现新地点可行，律师将要求进行新的特许权拍卖以促进公平竞争。不到一周前，巴西能源部长表示Enersus和一个竞争财团同意在法庭外解决有关Jirau的争端。矿业和能源部长爱迪生·洛宝警告说，如果法院的行动威胁到该国政府的公用事业控股公司，Jirau及其姊妹项目3150兆瓦的Santo Antonio可能会同时受到控制。
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