# Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia — Large-scale engineering and construction for infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, and mining

> Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia is the engineering and construction company within the Brazilian Andrade Gutierrez group, founded in Belo Horizonte in 1948. The company describes operations across infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, and mining, with work in more than 40 countries. Its historic portfolio includes large hydroelectric projects, refineries, pipelines, transmission lines, rail and metro works, roads, airports and sports venues. Individual records distinguish the contractor’s package or consortium role from the capacity and ownership of the overall asset. The group holding and operating engineering company are distinct entities.

- **Legal name:** Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A.
- **Headquarters:** Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- **Founded:** 1948
- **Official website:** [Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia](https://www.andradegutierrez.com.br/)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Renato Torres de Faria

Director-President of Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A.

The current director record based on Brazil’s Federal Transparency Portal and Receita Federal company registry lists Renato Torres de Faria as president of Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A., effective June 18, 2025. The company’s public website still contains older leadership information, so this profile does not infer roles across the holding or other group entities. A detailed current biography could not be verified in public sources; the profile is limited to the registered role and date.

- **In role since:** 2025-06-18
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-04
- **Profile:** [Renato Torres de Faria](https://voltformer.com/ceo/renato-torres-de-faria)

[Brazil Federal Transparency Portal · Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A. registered leadership](https://portaldatransparencia.gov.br/pessoa-juridica/17262213000194) · [Receita Federal-based current corporate registry extract](https://cnpja.com/office/17262213000194)

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## Engineering specializations

- Hydroelectric generation and energy infrastructure
- Refineries, gas pipelines and industrial facilities
- Road, rail, metro, airport and urban infrastructure
- Mining infrastructure and large civil works

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Not listed
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Transmission lines:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Grid interconnection:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

## Representative projects

### Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant
- **Capacity / scope:** Andrade Gutierrez led the construction consortium; 24 generating units, up to 11,200 MW installed capacity
- **Country:** Brazil | **Client:** Norte Energia / Belo Monte construction consortium | **Year:** 2016
- **Description:** Andrade Gutierrez says it led the builder consortium for Belo Monte in Pará. The company cites the 20 km diversion canal and extensive dam, excavation and concrete works. The 11.2 GW value is the power station’s installed capacity, not the contractor’s generation capacity.
- **Technologies:** Hydropower, Diversion canal, Large dams and earthworks, Hydraulic concrete
- **Original source:** [https://www.andradegutierrez.com/Projetos/BeloMonte.aspx](https://www.andradegutierrez.com/Projetos/BeloMonte.aspx)

### Itaipu Hydroelectric Plant
- **Capacity / scope:** Major construction participation on the binational hydropower project; plant installed capacity 14,000 MW
- **Country:** Brazil / Paraguay | **Client:** Itaipu Binacional | **Year:** 1984
- **Description:** Andrade Gutierrez’s official history records that it began its first binational project with construction at Itaipu in 1975. Itaipu Binacional identifies the plant as a 14,000 MW facility. The capacity belongs to the entire binational plant; the profile does not imply that AG alone built or operates it.
- **Technologies:** Hydropower, Binational infrastructure, Concrete dam construction, Electromechanical generation
- **Original source:** [https://www.andradegutierrez.com.br/QuemSomos.aspx](https://www.andradegutierrez.com.br/QuemSomos.aspx)

### S11D Eliezer Batista project infrastructure
- **Capacity / scope:** Infrastructure works for Vale’s S11D mining and processing complex in Pará
- **Country:** Brazil | **Client:** Vale | **Year:** 2016
- **Description:** Andrade Gutierrez lists its infrastructure works for Vale’s S11D industrial-mineral complex among its major projects. The cited company page describes AG’s construction scope and engineering methods; S11D is a mining project and is not presented as a power-generation EPC contract.
- **Technologies:** Mining infrastructure, Heavy civil works, Industrial plant support, Remote-site logistics
- **Original source:** [https://www.andradegutierrez.com/OleoeGas.aspx](https://www.andradegutierrez.com/OleoeGas.aspx)

## Technical services

- **Heavy civil engineering:** Large earthworks, concrete structures, waterways, roads, rail, bridges, tunnels and urban infrastructure.
- **Energy project construction:** Construction packages for hydroelectric and thermal plants, transmission lines and related grid infrastructure.
- **Industrial construction:** Construction and modernization work for refineries, pipelines, oil and gas, mining and industrial facilities.
- **Project development and partnerships:** Delivery through direct contracts, special-purpose consortia and strategic partners; scope and risk allocation vary by project.

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## Official contacts

- **Address:** Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- **Official website:** https://andradegutierrez.com.br/

## Reference statistics

- **Founded:** 1948
- **Projects completed (company-reported):** 900+
- **Countries with project or office presence (company-reported):** 40+
- **Project sectors:** Infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, mining

## Company and energy news

- [Andrade Gutierrez marks 78 years with safety recognition and community training](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-ag-news-17-anniversary-safety-training-2026) — 2026-09-08 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-ag-news-17-anniversary-safety-training-2026.md)
- [Andrade Gutierrez wins R$237 million Bela Fama water-treatment contract](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-bela-fama-water-treatment-2025) — 2025-06-12 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-bela-fama-water-treatment-2025.md)
- [Andrade Gutierrez affiliate to build new container terminal yard at Suape](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-suape-terminal-2025) — 2025-02-19 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-suape-terminal-2025.md)
- [project profile: Belo Monte hydroelectric complex](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-belo-monte-project-profile) — Source does not specify a date · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-belo-monte-project-profile.md)
- [project profile: S11D iron-ore processing plant](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-s11d-project-profile) — Source does not specify a date · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-s11d-project-profile.md)
- [project profile: Oriximiná 500 kV transmission line](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-oriximina-transmission-profile) — Source does not specify a date · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-oriximina-transmission-profile.md)
- [project profile: Imbituba port container berths](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-imbituba-port-profile) — Source does not specify a date · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-imbituba-port-profile.md)
- [project profile: São Paulo Metro North–South line](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-sao-paulo-metro-profile) — Source does not specify a date · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/andrade-gutierrez-sao-paulo-metro-profile.md)

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