UNICOM / ENDE, 03-04-2023.- In order to guarantee the continuity and quality of the supply of electricity in the department of Tarija, the National Electricity Company (ENDE) initiated the “Annual Preventive Maintenance of High Voltage Lines”.

In the month of March the inspection of the 230 kV Las Carreras – Tarija 1 line was carried out, where Ende’s technical staff carried out an action plan for component maintenance observed in high voltage towers.In the execution of this task different Work methodologies, without having the need to cut the electricity supply to the population Tarijeña.

Within this annual maintenance planning, inspection with promotion is contemplated to high voltage towers that could present components with some breaks or damage that They could produce some future failure.Among the main works is the change of chains of insulators, which allow the normal operation of the transmission lines and prevent interruptions in the electric power supply.

Inspections also contemplate the verification of possible undue approaches to vegetation to transmission facilities.To do this, technical staff makes use of technological instruments that verify that the safety distances required by law.

This is expected that all maintenance activities can prevent cuts unexpected and allow the proper functioning of the electrical energy transmission network in Tarija