The Xingu-Estreito UHVDC transmission line is a 2076 km long 800 kV
high-voltage direct current
A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system (also called a power superhighway or an electrical superhighway) uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating curre ...
transmission line
In electrical engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable or other structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves in a contained manner. The term applies when the conductors are long enough that the wave nature of the transmi ...
in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
between the Xingu
substation at the city of
Anapu
Anapu is a city in Pará, Brazil. Its population in 2020 was 28,607 inhabitants. The territorial area of Anapu is 11,895 km².
Anapu's rain forests are subject to massive clearcutting.
Anapu attracted international attention on February 12, ...
in the
Pará
Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...
state, 17 km from the
Belo Monte Dam
The Belo Monte Dam (''formerly known as'' Kararaô) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil. After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the inst ...
, and the Estreito substation at the city of
Ibiraci in the
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
state.
It was inaugurated 21 December 2017.
See also
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Xingu-Rio HVDC transmission line
The Xingu-Rio HVDC transmission line is a 2543.4 km long 800 kV high-voltage direct current transmission line in Brazil between the Xingu substation at the city of Anapu in the Pará state, 17 km from the Belo Monte Dam, and the Terminal Rio subs ...
References
Electric power infrastructure in Brazil
HVDC transmission lines
Energy infrastructure completed in 2017
2017 establishments in Brazil
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