The General Manager of ENDE TRANSMISIÓN, a subsidiary of Ende Corporation, Ing. Filiberto Soto, clarified that “The company reached 99.44% of the physical execution of the project‘ Construction and Technical Adaptation to the without the Central Tarija ’system.To date, 160 meters of ditches and installation are missing of ducts for the laying of the underground line that was paralyzed due to the resistance of Neighbors of Spain Street in the city of Tarija ”.

The authority referred to the fact that, as established by the contract, the Departmental Autonomous Government of Tarija (GADT) has the responsibility of social management and obtaining the environmental file.Once “I know release and make the efforts with the residents of Spain Street (Tarija), immediately Ende Transmission will restart the work you estimate is concluded in 60 calendar days, ”added Soto.

The engineer Soto recalled that “on May 30, 2017, due to the resistance of neighbors that were opposed As of the underground line, arguing the lack of environmental record, the project was paralyzed. ”

Likewise, the manager said that, in order to guarantee the service to the capital of Tarija, “On March 15, 2022, ENDE TRANSMISIÓN restarted the activities with the execution of the tests of commissioning in which the companies participated: Electrical Services of Tarija (Setar) and the National Cargo Office Committee (CNDC).Thus, on April 24, 2022, the energization and the 115 kV tarija – Villa Abaroa line, the three substations: Tarija, Villa Abaroa and La Tablada (the latter through the medium voltage line), including the connection and transfer of all the feeders in medium voltage 24.9 and 6.6 kV to the new Project cells.Since May of the present, these facilities are being operated by Setar. ”

On the construction of the last 160 meters of the underground section of the 115 KV Villa Abaroa line – La Tablada, Ing. Soto explained that:

• On June 2, the construction (excavations and pipelines) was paralyzed by the neighbors who They argued the lack of the report (certificate) of the Electricity Control Authority and Nuclear technology (AETN).In early September, the AETN presented the required report, whose conclusive part states that the Project meets all the requirements required by that institution.
• In the period from September 12 to 29, 2022, construction activities and In parallel attends the request of the neighbors to measure electromagnetic fields in underground facilities Transmission lines in 115 (KV).Representatives of the SIB participated in measurement tasks Tarija and Juan Misael Saracho Autonomous University (UAJMS).
• On October 4, a meeting was held with the participation of the residents of España Street, The Sib Tarija, the College of Electrical and Electronic Engineers of Tarija, as well as representatives of the Government from Tarija and ENDE TRANSMISIÓN. On that occasion it was determined: make new measurements in high demand hours Electric and in the underground cable that is operating between the Tarija and Villa Abaroa substations.Another point requested by neighbors It was the presentation (by the GADT) of all the supporting documentation to the environmental file. In that opportunity, The UAJMS representative expressed the wide advantages of having an underground line with respect to of an area line.
• On October 5 and 06, the measurements requested by the neighbors in the line were made Tarija – Villa Abaroa, verifying again the null affectation to the environment.On that occasion, the neighbors returned to claim to the GADT specifically the presentation of the backup documentation to the file Project environment.In These measurements also participated representatives of the SIB Tarija, the College of Engineers Electric and Electronic of Tarija, as well as representatives of the Government of Tarija and ENDE TRANSMISIÓN.