Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobras, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Brazil. The company generates electricity through thermal, nuclear, wind, and hydroelectric plants. In 2017, the company owned and operated 44 hydroelectric plants and held interests in various other plants with a total installed capacity of 42,350 Megawatts (MW), 112 thermal plants, including coal, and oil and gas power generation units with an installed capacity of 2,646 MW, and 2 nuclear power plants with an installed capacity of 1,990 MW.