The $147m project, which is part of Argentina’s Federal Power Transport Plan, will enable supply of part of the nation’s electricity in an efficient and sustainable way.
Under the contract, Abengoa will design, engineer, construct and commission 176km of power transmission lines, as well as construct new Vivoratá transformer station.
The company will also extend the BahÃa Blanca station and improve various other existing facilities.
Scheduled to be completed within 33 months, works under the contract will create around 250 direct jobs during this time.
The project will connect the cities of Mar del Plata, Villa Gesell and Balcarce in the province of Buenos Aires.
Currently, Abengoa is developing two other projects as part of the plan, which includes a 130km line between the towns of Aristóbulo del Valle and San Vicente in the province of Misiones, as well as a 65km line between the RÃo Coronda and Rosario Oeste substations in Santa Fe.
The contract will also expand Abengoa’s experience of transmission lines and help contribute to the sustainable development of power transport infrastructures for the company.
Image: Abengoa is also developing two more transmission projects as part of the Federal Power Transport Plan. Photo: courtesy of duron123/Freedigitalphotos.net.
