OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction) - EPC company profile

OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction): Explore engineering capabilities, representative projects and official company contacts.

OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction) — Heavy civil, industrial, energy and infrastructure engineering and construction

OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction) is a Brazilian engineering and heavy-construction contractor founded in 1944. Its documented work spans hydropower and thermal generation, industrial plants, oil and gas, pipelines, transport, ports, airports, sanitation and public facilities. Depending on the contract, delivery includes engineering, procurement, civil construction, electromechanical assembly and commissioning, directly or through subsidiaries and consortia. Project capacity figures below describe the whole asset, not OEC-only output. OEC and its parent Novonor are separate corporate entities; OEC entered judicial reorganization proceedings in Brazil in 2024, a material corporate context for evaluating current operations.
  • Legal name: OEC S.A.
  • Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Founded: 1944
  • Official website: OEC (Odebrecht Engineering & Construction)
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CEO and leadership profile

Maurício Cruz Lopes

Chief Executive Officer / President of OEC

OEC’s 2024 year-end corporate update identifies Maurício Cruz Lopes as company president; his appointment as OEC CEO and president was announced in 2022. After a 25-year career at Novonor, he led OEC; earlier roles included OEC Latin America superintendent, real-estate work at OR and CEO of OLI, the group’s infrastructure concession investment and operations arm. This profile distinguishes OEC from parent Novonor.

OEC · 2024 year-end delivery and company update · Odebrecht · Maurício Cruz Lopes appointed OEC president (2022)

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Engineering specializations

  • Hydropower and thermal power civil and electromechanical works
  • Industrial plants, oil and gas facilities and pipelines
  • Transport, ports, airports and urban infrastructure
  • Water, sanitation and public-private partnership projects

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: Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
  • 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

Laúca Hydroelectric Plant

  • Capacity / scope: Civil works, supply, assembly and commissioning; six main turbines totaling 2,073 MW and substation expansion/new builds
  • Country: Angola | Client: Angola Ministry of Energy and Water (MINEA) | Year: 2023
  • Description: OEC delivered civil works and electromechanical supply, assembly and commissioning for the Laúca complex on the Kwanza River. The six-unit main plant is rated at 2,073 MW; a separate OEC account reports the facility including the ecological plant at about 2,070 MW. Asset-level figures are not an OEC-owned generation portfolio.
  • Technologies: Hydropower, Dam and underground powerhouse, Electromechanical installation, Substations
  • Original source: https://www.oec-eng.com/api/en/node/689

BRT Transbrasil

  • Capacity / scope: 27 km urban BRT corridor with three terminals, 18 stations and associated civil works; constructed by OEC-led consortium
  • Country: Brazil | Client: City of Rio de Janeiro | Year: 2024
  • Description: OEC identifies Transbrasil as a completed Brazilian project and describes the 27 km corridor, three terminals and 18 stations. OEC led the construction consortium; these are corridor-level project dimensions, and OEC did not operate the transport service.
  • Technologies: Bus rapid transit, Road and bridge civil works, Drainage, Urban mobility
  • Original source: https://www.oec-eng.com/api/en/node/733

Santa Cruz combined-cycle conversion

  • Capacity / scope: OEC and Tenenge implemented combined-cycle modernization; added approximately 150 MW, with the station reaching about 500 MW total
  • Country: Brazil | Client: Furnas / Eletrobras | Year: 2023
  • Description: OEC and its industrial-construction unit Tenenge completed tests for Furnas’s Santa Cruz thermal plant combined-cycle conversion. Their construction and implementation package added a steam turbine and heat-recovery systems; plant capacity rose from roughly 350 MW to about 500 MW. These are plant-level figures, and Furnas owns the facility.
  • Technologies: Combined-cycle gas power, Heat-recovery steam generators, Steam turbine, Plant modernization
  • Original source: https://www.oec-eng.com/api/en/news/oec-and-tenenge-conclude-tests-and-santa-cruz-tpp-ready-supply-energy-national-0

Technical services

  • Engineering and construction: Engineering, procurement, civil works, assembly, testing and commissioning for complex infrastructure and industrial projects; scope varies by contract.
  • Energy and industrial facilities: Hydroelectric and thermal plants, substations, transmission, oil and gas, petrochemical and industrial-plant construction.
  • Transport and public infrastructure: Roads, rail and metro, airports, ports, bridges, urban mobility, water and sanitation infrastructure.
  • Concessions and PPP delivery: Participation through project companies and consortia in selected public-private partnerships, with responsibilities stated project by project.

Standards and certifications

Official contacts

  • Address: São Paulo, Brazil
  • Official website: https://www.oec-eng.com/api/en/communication/contacts

Reference statistics

  • Year founded: 1944
  • Project types documented: Energy, industry, infrastructure and sanitation
  • Markets emphasized by company: Brazil, Angola and United States
  • Brazil judicial reorganization filing: 2024

Company and energy news

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CEO and leadership profile

Maurício Cruz Lopes

Chief Executive Officer / President of OEC

OEC’s 2024 year-end corporate update identifies Maurício Cruz Lopes as company president; his appointment as OEC CEO and president was announced in 2022. After a 25-year career at Novonor, he led OEC; earlier roles included OEC Latin America superintendent, real-estate work at OR and CEO of OLI, the group’s infrastructure concession investment and operations arm. This profile distinguishes OEC from parent Novonor.

In role since
2022
Sources checked

Official profile and sources

Company news

How to select an EPC contractor

EPC means engineering, procurement and construction. Compare contractors by project technology, country, voltage level and contractual delivery scope.

Directory methodology

This directory presents company profiles, not a scored ranking or certification. Company-wide experience may include engineering, EPCM, equipment supply and consortium roles. Confirm the exact role, current qualifications and project references with the official company before shortlisting.

What should an EPC enquiry include?

Specify the project country, capacity, grid voltage, single-line diagram, site conditions, scope boundaries, target schedule and acceptance tests. Clarify who owns permitting, civil works, grid studies, commissioning and performance guarantees.

Equipment enquiries submitted here go to Voltformer. Contact the listed company directly for its EPC services.

Company information is translated from the same reference record; official names and technical ratings are preserved.