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RESTRICTED CASH
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
RESTRICTED CASH  
RESTRICTED CASH
NOTE 7 – RESTRICTED CASH
12/31/202512/31/2024
Current
Itaipu Agreement449,147 286,601 
Guarantee account – compulsory loan66,747 70,112 
Loans and financing reserve – AXIA Energia Nordeste37,748 31,968 
RGR resources45,790 40,960 
Others60,827 79,093 
660,259 508,734 
Non-current
Fundo de Energia do Sudeste e Centro-Oeste - FESC1,605,632 1,430,650 
Fundo de Energia do Nordeste929,994 829,410 
Loans and financing reserve – MESA528,825 563,708 
Loans and financing reserve – AXIA Energia Sul103,066 121,233 
Loans and financing reserve – AXIA Energia Nordeste62,675 95,722 
Loans and financing reserve – Teles Pires65,011 — 
Others141,601 130,026 
3,436,804 3,170,749 
4,097,063 3,679,483 
(a)Guarantee account – compulsory loan
These amounts represent funds designated for the settlement of court‑approved agreements related to the compulsory loan on electricity and may be withdrawn by the beneficiaries upon judicial ratification of the respective agreements.
(b)Itaipu Agreement
In December 2020, a technical and financial cooperation agreement was signed between Furnas, incorporated by AXIA Energia, and Itaipu Binacional, the objective of which is cooperation for the joint development of the project called “Revitalization of the Furnas HVDC System associated with the Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant” which consists of the modernization of equipment at the converter station located in Foz do Iguaçu. The modernization of the transmission system associated with the Itaipu HPP is included in the Ten‑Year Energy Expansion Plan – PDE 2030, approved by Ministry of Mines and Energy Normative Ordinance No. 2, dated February 25, 2021.
(c)Fundo de Energia do Sudeste e Centro-Oeste - FESC
The FESC is a sectoral fund established under Law No. 13,182/2015, intended to provide resources to supply energy‑intensive industrial consumers located in the Southeast and Midwest regions of Brazil. The fund allows the Company to negotiate electricity at competitive prices with ferroalloy, metallic silicon and magnesium industries, thereby supporting increased investment in the electricity sector, particularly in those regions. AXIA Energia may use resources from this fund to acquire or establish Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), in which its equity interest may reach up to 49% of the investee’s shareholders’ equity.
(d)Fundo de Energia do Nordeste - FEN
Pursuant to Law No. 13,182/2015, the FEN is a sectoral fund designed to provide financial support for electricity generation projects in the Northeast region of Brazil. The amounts are calculated based on the difference between the price paid by large consumers and the cost of generating electricity. The Company may hold up to 49% of the equity of the Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) responsible for implementing such projects.
(e)Loan and Financing Reserves
These amounts refer to balances contractually required under financing agreements to ensure the lender’s right to receive future installments in the event of default, through the final amortization of the respective contracts.
(f)RGR resources
Until April 30, 2017, in accordance with Law No. 13,360/2016 and subsequently regulated by Decree No. 9,022/2017, the Company acted as the manager of the Global Reversion Reserve Fund (RGR). As from May 1, 2017, the management of this sectoral fund of the Brazilian electricity industry was transferred to the Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE). However, the Company remained responsible for managing the agreements executed prior to November 17, 2016.
Accounting Policy
Restricted cash comprises funds that may be used exclusively for the purposes for which they were collected and cannot be freely accessed or reallocated by the Company. These amounts are maintained until the fulfillment of their original purpose.