In 2010, Electronorte initiated the construction of a high-tension (500 kW) transmission line to connect the power plants at Tucuruí and Belo Monte; this line was extended north to the Amazon River with connections to Macapá (Amapá) and Manaus (Amazonas). This ambitious undertaking required the construction of extraordinarily tall tower paillons (300 meters) in order […]
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