FORM 6-K
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                       Report of Foreign Private Issuer

                       Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                    of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April, 2003

Commission File Number 1-15224



                        Energy Company of Minas Gerais

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                (Translation of registrant's name into English)


                            Avenida Barbacena, 1200
                30190-131 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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                   (Address of principal executive offices)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.


                Form  20-F    X       Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form
6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _____

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6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  _____

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

                Yes               No        X
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the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A



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                                                        CORPORATE ANNOUNCEMENT

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                Summons to Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

     Belo Horizonte, Brazil, April 15, 2003 - Companhia Energetica de Minas
Gerais - CEMIG - (NYSE: CIG; BOV: CMIG4, CMIG3 and LATIBEX: XCMIG), one of
Brazil's largest energy companies, today announced that its shareholders are
hereby summoned to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on
April 30, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. (Belo Horizonte, Brazil time) at CEMIG's
headquarters, located at Avenida Barbacena, 1200 - 18th floor, in the city of
Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, to deliberate on the following
matters:

     1.   Examination, discussion and voting on the Management Report and the
          Financial Statements regarding the year ended December 31, 2002, as
          well as certain related documents;

     2.   Distribution of Interest on Capital in the amount of R$220 million
          as previously approved by the Board of Directors. This distribution
          will be paid in lieu of the annual dividend;

     3.   Determination of the manner and date of payment of Interest on
          Capital referred to in item 2;

     4.   Election of the members of the Board of Directors and their
          alternate members;

     5.   Election of Fiscal Council members and their alternates, and
          establishment of their remuneration; and

     6.   Establishment of the remuneration of CEMIG's management.

      As set forth in CVM Article 3 of Instruction No. 165, dated December 11,
   1991, the minimum percentage required for adoption of a cumulative vote for
   election of the members of the Company's Board of Directors is 5% (five per
   cent) of the voting capital.

Contacts:

Luiz Fernando Rolla                      Vicky Osorio
Investor Relations Officer CEMIG         The Anne McBride Company
Tel. +55-31-3299-3930                    Tel. 212-983-1702
Fax +55-31-3299-3933                     Fax 212-983-1736
lrolla@cemig.com.br                      vicky@annemcbride.com



                                  Signatures

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                    COMPANHIA ENERGETICA DE MINAS
                                    GERAIS - CEMIG




                                    By:  /s/ Flavio Decat de Moura
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                                        Name:   Flavio Decat de Moura
                                        Title:  Chief Financial Officer




Date:  April 16, 2003