Ende Corporación delivered the profile of the Puerto Quijarro-San Juan del Mutún- Puerto Busch transmission line project at 115 KV

This Ende release was published using machine translation.

UNICOM, 10/22/2020.- The Executive President of ENDE Corporación - José Kreidler, delivered to the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, the Profile of the Project “Transmission Line Puerto Quijarro - San Juan del Mutún - Puerto Busch in 115 KV ”, in a formal ceremony held this October 22 in Puerto Quijarro, located in the Germán Busch province, southeast of the Department of Santa Cruz.

"If we make an effort and put our effort into everything we do, we will always be able to achieve our goals, to continue contributing to the development of our region and the country in general," said Kreidler, in time to deliver the Project Profile.

The event was attended by national and departmental authorities and the population in general. ENDE Corporación was also attended by the Manager of Strategic Development and Projects, José Padilla.

Brief description of the Project

The project "Transmission line Puerto Quijarro - San Juan del Mutún - Puerto Busch at 115 kV", will meet the electrical power requirement of the Puerto Busch river project and the initial requirement in the construction stage of the Cerro Mutún exploitation project, In addition, it will be able to meet the growth of the demand for electricity in the area.

It is located geographically in the department of Santa Cruz, German Busch province, near the border with the countries of Brazil and Paraguay and will be made up of 3 associated electrical substations and two sections of transmission lines.

The Puerto Quijarro substation will be located between the towns of Puerto Suarez and Puerto Quijarro, the first section of the transmission line begins at the Puerto Quijarro substation, traveling approximately 25 kilometers in a southerly direction within the German Busch province to the new San Juan substation. del Mutún, the second section of the project leaves the San Juan del Mutún Substation, traveling approximately 115 kilometers in a southerly direction within the German Busch province to the new Puerto Busch substation.

The Project will reinforce the isolated electrical system between the towns of Puerto Suarez and Puerto Quijarro, for which it is intended to meet the following objectives:

• To supply electrical energy in a reliable and safe way to the Puerto Busch project that allows to face any large-scale undertaking in the area.

• Supply electrical energy in a reliable and safe way to the Cerro Mutún project, which allows any large-scale undertaking in the area to begin.

• Improve the reliability, safety and availability of electricity to urban and rural areas of the towns of Puerto Suarez and Puerto Quijarro.