Paraguay: First ternary of the LT 2 x 500 kV Right Bank-Yguazú, ready for entry into operation

This Ande release was published using machine translation.

This morning, Saturday December 17 of the current year, the last work for the conclusion of 100 percent of the works for the entry into operation of the first of the two shortlists of the 2 x 500 kV Transmission Line was completed. Right Bank-Yguazú, a strategic work for the National Government, since it will allow the withdrawal of 100% of the power that corresponds to us from Itaipu Binacional, once the Yguazú 500 kV Substation enters into operation, scheduled for March 2023, according to the contractual term.

The double shortlisted transmission line is being built by the company CIE SA, with the supervision of ANDE Technical Management officials, and was awarded through LPI ANDE No. 1542/2019 - CONTRACT No. 7984/2020 - LOT 2 - Transmission Line 2 x 500 KV Right Bank - Yguazu.

The 500 kV TL, which has a 53 km stretch from the Itaipu Right Bank exit to the future 500 kV Yguazú Substation, is self-supporting double triplet, has 157 towers, with an average distance between towers of 400 meters and an average height of 60 meters. Each assembled tower weighs between 25,000 and 90,000 kg, and more than 1,500 profiles and 4,500 bolts were used for its construction, with a volume of reinforced concrete for each base of 80 cubic meters and an average depth of 10 meters.

The culmination of the work in this first list before the established deadline, thanks to the great effort of the ANDE technical team and the contractor company, was accompanied by the President of ANDE, Eng. Félix Sosa, the Technical Manager, Eng. Miguel Báez, ANDE technical officials responsible for the execution of the work and the contractor companies.