Dec 15 (Reuters) - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board -
* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD AND VOTORANTIM ENERGIA SIGN AGREEMENTS TO FORM JOINT VENTURE TO INVEST IN BRAZILIAN POWER GENERATION SECTOR
* CPPIB SAYS JOINT VENTURE WILL ACTIVELY PURSUE POWER GENERATION INVESTMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS ACROSS BRAZIL
* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD- AS PART OF TRANSACTION, CO IS INITIALLY CONTRIBUTING APPROXIMATELY R$ 690 MILLION
* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD SAYS OVER TIME, JV EXPECTS TO INVEST MORE THAN R$3 BILLION IN OPERATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT ASSETS IN THIS SECTOR IN BRAZIL
* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD SAYS WILL INITIALLY CONTRIBUTE R$ 690 MILLION IN EQUITY