ETED puts into operation the first substation with three voltage levels in the country

This ETED release was published using machine translation.

The Dominican Electricity Transmission Company (ETED) commissioned the Bonao III substation at 345/230/138 kilovolts (kV), which will improve the quality of the energy supply offered to citizens and will expand the transport capacity of the electricity network. transmission, facilitating the installation of new generation projects.

This electrical infrastructure is equipped with four 345 kV circuits with three conductors per phase, two 230 kV circuits, four 138 kV circuits, spaces for future expansions and an installed capacity of 550 MW in transformers. It is the first substation in the country that handles three voltage levels and is located in the Bonaito community, Monseñor Nouel province.

"With the construction of this substation, energy transport will be significantly improved, which will boost economic and social development in this province and the country," explained the general administrator of the ETED, Eng. Martín Robles Morillo.

With an investment of RD$1,057,979,644.28 (One thousand and fifty-seven thousand million, nine hundred and seventy-nine thousand, six hundred and forty-four, and twenty-eight Dominican pesos), this new substation will benefit the National Transmission System and will provide stability, quality and greater transmission capacity. transport.

The start-up was carried out in an opening ceremony led by the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and was also attended by the president of Barrick Pueblo Viejo, Juana Barceló, and the Superintendent of Electricity, Rafael Aníbal Velazco. Espaillat.

The event was also attended by other representatives of the electricity sector, the public sector and civil society.

The implementation of this and other projects aims to guarantee high-voltage energy transport in accordance with the needs of our country.

Public-Private Partnership Barrick Pueblo Viejo-ETED

It is recalled that, in March 2019, the ETED and Barrick Pueblo Viejo Corporation signed a collaboration agreement for the construction of the electrical substation in Bonao, Monseñor Nouel.

This public-private alliance had the purpose of connecting the Quisqueya I and II generators, and optimizing the transmission service for the evacuation of energy from the eastern part of the country.

About ETED

The Dominican Electricity Transmission Company is a decentralized state-owned electric company, whose objective is to build, expand and operate the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI), to provide high-voltage electric power transportation services and fiber optic telecommunications to the entire territory. national.