Brazilian National Electricity Agency (ANEEL) has selected Abengoa to carry out a new electricity transmission project in the country. The investment equals an amount of EUR 170M and it is expected that Abengoa will directly contribute approx. EUR 20M.
Abengoa will be responsible for carrying out the engineering, design, construction, maintenance and commissioning of the electricity transmission concession, which will cover 367km. The line will come into operation in September 2017.
The concession comprises a 367km transmission line with a capacity of 500 kV between the Marimbondo II and Campinas substations. The project is located in the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais in south-east Brazil. Abengoa has already carried out other projects for the Brazilian National Electricity Regulatory Agency, including the Linha Verde and Norte Brasil lines; and the most recent project awarded in May, which involves three new lines with a total length of 2,000km.
This latest project will further develop Abengoa’s experience in transmission lines, consolidating its leadership of this sector in Latin America, where it has more than 22,000km of this type of transmission projects. It has also participated in developing nearly 12,000km of electricity transport infrastructures in Brazil.
