In 2018, ENDE Transmisión S.A. decided to diversify its sources of financing, in order to face the increasingly demanding needs of having infrastructure for energy transportation in our country. In September of that year, the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting gave its approval for the Company to enter the Stock Market, through the issuance of debt bonds, launching the First Program of “ENDE Transmisión Bonds” for an amount approved by ASFI, of 2,080 million Bolivianos.
Once all the formalities and requirements demanded by ASFI and the Bolivian Stock Exchange have been fulfilled, at the end of 2019 two issues were placed, 1 and 2, in 2020 another four (3, 4, 5 and 6) and This year, recently, on September 30, 2021, two new issues, 7 and 8. The last two placements allow us to have Bs. 236 million to continue meeting the financial needs of the two 500 kV lines: Carrasco – Santivañez and Carrasco – Brechas, in addition to completing the new 230 kV transmission line from Santa Cruz to Trinidad.
Until the middle of next year, ENDE Transmisión expects to place about 85% of the amount approved by ASFI, thus ensuring, with this financing, the stability of the energy flow in the central axis of the country and the reinforcement of the energy flow with the capital. of the Beni.