November 3, 2022 11:13

UNICOM/ENDE TRANSMISIÓN: ENDE TRANSMISIÓN OPERATES AND MAINTAINS HIGH VOLTAGE LINE FOR PROVISION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO COMPANIES OF THE SALAR DE UYUNI ENDE TRANSMISIÓN, a subsidiary of Ende Corporation, operates and maintains the Lithium – Salar transmission line In 115 kV, which joins the lithium substation with the encapsulated substation (AIS – GIS) Salar, which […]

UNICOM/ENDE TRANSMISIÓN: ENDE TRANSMISIÓN OPERATES AND MAINTAINS HIGH VOLTAGE LINE FOR PROVISION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO COMPANIES OF THE SALAR DE UYUNI

ENDE TRANSMISIÓN, a subsidiary of Ende Corporation, operates and maintains the Lithium – Salar transmission line In 115 kV, which joins the lithium substation with the encapsulated substation (AIS – GIS) Salar, which supplies electrical energy to the YLB company, for potassium chloride treatment plants and others related to the exploitation of lithium.

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The General Manager of ENDE TRANSMISIÓN, Ing. Filiberto Soto Encinas, indicated that “it is a very particular and unique, since the Lithium -Salar – Salar’s electric transmission line is located Located in the Salar area of Uyuni, in the Quijarro province of the Department of Potosí, at a height of 3,660 meters above sea level ”.

The length of the entire line is 81.38 km and, due to the physical-chemical and geological characteristics of the sector, was divided into two sections: a 61,69 km air type and another underground type section of 19.69 km, which crosses salt.”The line is built in an environment with extreme conditions of corrosion, when a part of it is, inside the salt, so the work of our Company is very different and specialized for this type of installation, ”added the manager.