MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT CENTRAIS ELETRICAS BRASILEIRAS S/A

CNPJ: 00.001.180/0001-26 COMPANHIA ABERTA

Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A ("Companhia" ou "Eletrobras) hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that we received today, September 27, 2017, from Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), the managing bank of National Privatization Fund - FND, studies regarding the privatization model of Eletrobras' distribution companies, which are: Companhia Energética de Alagoas (Ceal), Companhia Energética do Piauí (Cepisa), Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre (Eletroacre), Amazonas Distribuidora de Energia S.A., Boa Vista Energia S.A. (Boa Vista) e Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia S.A. (CERON).

The above-mentioned studies still have to be analyzed and approved by the Council of the Investment Partnership Program (CPPI), which will issue a resolution with the privatization's conditions.

After the publication of this CPPI resolution, Eletrobras will call an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which date is to be scheduled, for deliberation of the matter.

Rio de Janeiro, September 27, 2017.

Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer

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