WEG transformers expand capacity at Furnas substation
The installed capacity will increase to 1800 MVA, sufficient to supply approximately 3,240,000 residences.
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: The installed capacity will increase to 1800 MVA, sufficient to supply approximately 3,240,000 residences.
Eletrobras Furnas (a subsidiary of Eletrobras), one of the largest electric power companies in Latin America, acquired a new set of power transformers from WEG. These transformers were intended for the expansion of the West Zone Substation, one of the most important in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
WEG reported that the supply includes a set of power transformers composed of three units of 300 MVA with 550 kV/145 kV and various materials and equipment for infrastructure, manoeuvres, supervision, and protection of the implementation. The investment will allow an additional increase of 900 MVA in the installed capacity of the substation, totalling 1800 MVA, which is enough to serve approximately 3,240,000 residences, benefiting around 9,000,000 people directly and substantially improving the stability of the National Integrated System.
Source: WEG