Cerro Largo, Uruguay — 2016/2018
Client: UTE. Subcontract for Teyma
The Melo Frequency Converter Station, promoted by UTE and located 16 kilometers from the capital of Cerro Largo, interconnects the extra-high-voltage transmission grids of Uruguay (50 Hz) and Brazil (60 Hz). The engineering project covers the design, manufacture, installation and erection of all equipment, and the commissioning of the Converter Station. The work involved the installation and erection of the 525 kV and 500 kV switching substations, which connect the Converter Station to the respective transmission lines linking the power systems of Uruguay and Brazil.
The works carried out by Ingener included:
-Assembly and erection of steel structures (towers and beams),
-Installation of HV (500 kV) supports and electrical equipment
-Stringing of overhead conductors (antennas and shield wires) within the 525 kV and 500 kV substation
-Laying of power supply cables to equipment in trenches (control and power = 70 km)
