#Argentina

A fire ignited at an electrical substation in the Caballito area of Buenos Aires on Saturday, February 10, and left over 60000 people without power.

The Garabi HVDC converter station will be upgraded with advanced MACH™ control and protection system, extending the life of the world’s most powerful system of its kind.

Argentina: The Argentine government plans to increase the capacity of the national power transmission grid using a $1.14 B loan approved by IDB.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: Argentina’s federal energy department approved a transmission plan that involves work in all the country’s provinces.

Argentina will recommence work on the stalled 500 kV transmission line being constructed in the north-eastern part of the country.

Abengoa has completed the execution and commissioning of a new transmission project in Argentina through its Argentinian subsidiary Teyma Abengoa.

Argentina: Argentina’s power generator Central Puerto S.A. has started commercial operation of its new Luján de Cuyo cogeneration plant.

Argentina: The Argentinian government unveiled several new projects to boost the country’s transmission capacity.

South America’s power blackout raised questions about the stability and security of the power infrastructure in Argentina, country most affected by the outage.

Argentina: San Juan power company EPSE has awarded the construction of the 75 MW El Tambolar hydro project in Argentina for $482 M to a consortium.

Argentina is on the lookout for builders and operators of a 500 kV transmission line meant improve the national grid ahead of a planned renewable energy boom.

Argentina: Abengoa has been awarded a transformer station extension project by the Management Committee of Fideicomiso de Obras de Transporte de Argentina (FOTAE).

Argentina: Abengoa has been awarded a $2 million transformer station extension project by the Management Committee of Fideicomiso de Obras de Transporte de Argentina (FOTAE).

Spanish engineering and construction company Abengoa has been awarded contracts to design and install two power transmission projects in Argentina at a total value of $49M.

Argentina, Misiones: A new 33/13.2 kV transformer station has been delivered by Entidad Binacional Yacyretá (Yacyreta Binational Entity) to the provincial electric utility, Electricidad de Misiones SA, located at Nodo Vial in Garupa, in the Argentine province of Misiones.

Argentina, Santa Fe: The Port of Santa Fe (Puerto de Santa Fe) transformer station in the Argentine province of Santa Fe will receive a capacity upgrade with an additional power transformer.

Argentina, Buenos Aires: The works on the expansion of Lujan’s transformer station II in the Buenos Aires province have been completed, helping increase the energy power in the city.

Argentina, Catamarca: Catamarca Province Governor and president of the local energy company EC SAPEM oversaw the work on the installation of a 20 MVA transformer at the South transformer station located in the province capital San Fernando del Valle.

Argentina, Rio Negro: Four cities across the province of Rio Negro, Argentina, will benefit from the provincial government investment of nearly $6 million into transformer station upgrades.

Argentina, Corrientes: Argentine government has approved a budget of $10.5 million towards a major energy project to be implemented in Santa Lucia in the province of Corrientes.