Marimbondo II – Assis Line is a 500kV overhead line from Marimbondo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Construction works on the Marimbondo II – Assis Line started in 2014 and the project was commissioned in 2015.

Description

The Marimbondo II – Assis Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by Furnas Centrais Eletricas. The Marimbondo II – Assis Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC).

Marimbondo II – Assis Line project development status

The development of the Marimbondo II – Assis Line project was approved by Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil in 2014 and the project works were completed in 2015.

About Furnas Centrais Eletricas

Furnas Centrais Eletricas SA (Furnas), a subsidiary of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA is a power generation company. It generates and transmits electricity. The company offers services such as hydrographic basin inventory studies, technical and economic feasibility studies, energy and economic studies, scale model hydroelectric plant studies, environmental management, land management, electrical systems studies, basic and detailed engineering designing services.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.