The El Higo substation will be built in the village of El Higo, district of San Carlos, Panama Province and the same will be located approximately 101.5 miles from Panama City.

In this substation almost half the existing 230-3B and 230-4B lines, which currently connected to each other and the existing substations Chorrera y Llano Sánchez 1, will be partitioned.

This project includes among other things the following works:

1. Associated Civil Works

2. Supply, Transportation, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Implementation of Electromechanical Equipment, Protective Equipment, and Communication teleprotection and structures for the new 230 kV substation El Higo.

3. Supply, Transportation, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Implementation of Protective Equipment, teleprotection and Communication in the existing substations, Chorrera and Llano Sanchez 1.

4. Sectionalizing the existing transmission lines 230 kV: CV - Llano Sanchez 1, 230-3B and CV - Llano Sanchez 1, 230-4B.

Source: CentralAmericaData.COM

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