Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line is a 500kV overhead line with a length of 295km from Piedra del Aguila, Neuquén, Argentina, to Gastre, Chubut, Argentina.

Construction works on the Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line project was commissioned in 2017.

Description

The Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener. The Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC).

Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line project development status

The development of the Piedra del Aguila – Gastre Line project was approved by National Entity of Electricity Regulation and the project works were completed in 2017.

About Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (Transener) is engaged in the transmission of electric power. The company involves in the operation and maintenance of 14.471 kilometers of 500 kilovalt (kV) and 220kV transmission lines in the Province of Santa Cruz. It also offers third party services including line maintenance, maintenance of transformer stations, operation of lines and transformers, supervision and inspection transmission works, engineering services and consulting, transmission system upgrading, and service testing and commissioning. Transener operates in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay. Iit is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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.