Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technological solutions for sustainable development in the infrastructure, energy and water sectors, has been selected by the company Transelec, one of the main suppliers of Chilean electricity transmission, for the construction of a 220 kV electrical substation and three 220 kV line sectioning, whose works are part of the expansion plan of the Chilean national transmission system.

These works, which will take place near the city of Los Angeles, in the VIII Bío-Bío region in Chile, will consist of the design, supply of equipment, materials and services, construction, assembly, testing and commissioning of the Los Notros New Sectioning Substation, with a voltage of 220 kV, and three sections of 220 kV double-circuit lines that connect Ralco-Charrúa, Angostura-Mulchén and Pangue-Charrúa.

This award reinforces Abengoa's presence in the energy distribution sector, in which it has more than 30 years of experience and in which it has already exceeded 27,000 km of lines and 330 substations around the world.