Isolux Corsán Awarded Over 64 Million Euro Contract for a 105 km Transmission Line in Brazil

MADRID, December 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

• The group won the H set comprising a 230 kV and 105 km long transmission line running parallel to the 230kV Linhas Macapa transmission line
• The company has a period of 42 months for the construction and commissioning of the line to be appointed as "Linhas de Laranjal Transmissora Energy"

The project has been awarded by ANEEL, the National Agency of Electric Energy Brazil, with a budget of 200 million reals (more than 64 million euros). Under the name H set, it will join Jurupari substations in the state of Para, and Laranjal, in the state of Amapá.

This set includes a 230kV simple circuit transmission line, with an extension of 105 km, whose mission is to safely evacuate power generated in the Santo Antonio do Jarí Hydroelectric Power Plant

The line will run parallel to the 230 kV Linhas Macapa transmission line.

Consolidating its presence in Brazil 

Brazil is positioned as a key region for Isolux Corsán. The group is present in all business areas in which it specializes. The management of more than 680 km of highways and the construction and concession of more than 1,191 km of high voltage lines in the Amazon are two clear examples of the commitment of our company in the country. The latter project connects Manaus and Macapa with the national electric grid in Brazil. In the Concessions of Energy, the group has been granted 3,842 km of transmission lines and high voltage substations.

SOURCE Isolux Corsán