SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
CEP 04547-005 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo – SP
Federative Republic of Brazil
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CPFL ENERGIA S.A.
A Publicly Held Company
Corporate taxpayer’s ID (CNPJ) 02.429.144/0001-93
Company Registry (NIRE) 353.001.861-33
ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE MARKET
In compliance with Article 157, Paragraph 4 of Law 6,404/76 and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM Instruction No. 358/2002, CPFL Energia S.A. (“CPFL Energia”) informs that ERSA – Energias Renováveis S.A. (“ERSA”) have released, on the date hereof, the following Announcement to the Market:
“ERSA – Energias Renováveis S.A., a publicly held company headquartered in the city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, at Rua Dr. Cardoso de Melo, 1184, 7th floor, Vila Olímpia, CEP 04548-004, CNPJ No. 08.439.659/0001-50 ("Company") announces that it has signed, through one of its subsidiaries, a partnership contract with the Cooperativa Agrícola Regional de Produtores de Cana Ltda. ("Plant") in order to develop, build and operate a thermoelectric power plant ("Coopcana Plant") powered by biomass (sugarcane bagasse), located in the municipality of São Carlos do Ivaí – Paraná, aimed at producing electricity and steam for self-consumption by the Plant and the sale of surplus power by the subsidiary. The installed capacity of Coopcana Plant will be 50 MW, of which 18 average MW will be exported as surplus. The project has expected investments of around R$ 155 million. The startup of the commercial operations of the plant is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013.”
We note that on April 19, 2011 a Material Fact was released about the Joint Venture Agreement that CPFL Energia and its subsidiaries CPFL Geração de Energia S.A. (“CPFL Geração”) and CPFL Comercialização Brasil S.A. (“CPFL Brasil”) (jointly “CPFL”) have entered into with ERSA’s shareholders, which established the terms and conditions under which they intend to ally renewable energy assets and projects owned by CPFL and ERSA in Brazil, such being considered Wind Farms, Small Hydro Power Plants and Biomass Thermoelectric Power Plants.
São Paulo, August 02, 2011.
CPFL Energia S.A.
Lorival Nogueira Luz Junior
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
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/S/ LORIVAL NOGUEIRA LUZ JUNIOR
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