Days before the president’s trip Alberto Fernandez to China The second part of the swap with that country was unlocked by others US$5,000 million and US$517 million additional to complete the construction of the Santa Cruz dams Jorge Cépernic and Néstor Kirchner.
As far as he could know Ambitthe decision was adopted prior to the participation of Alberto Fernandez at the summit of heads of state convened by the Chinese president Xi Jinping, to whom authorities from more than 110 countries have already confirmed attendance. The head of state will leave for Asia on October 15.
Sources from Casa Rosada confirmed to this medium the Wednesday 11 the disbursement of the funds will be announced US$517 million by the dams, in advance of the trip, while the following Saturday the second part of the swap with China.
The official agenda indicates that Alberto Fernandez arriving on October 15 to Shanghai and later will travel to Beijing. where will be held Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation enter on October 17 and 18. His stay would be until the 18th inclusive. The person in charge of defining the visit is the ambassador to China, Sabino Narvaja Cow. The President would return to the country a few hours before the general elections.
Reinforcement of the Santa Cruz dams
hydroelectric plants President Néstor Kirchner and Governor Jorge Cépernic They will have an installed power of 950 MW and 360 MW, respectively. The work in Santa Cruz also includes the construction of a 170 km Extra High Voltage line that will connect both generators to the Argentine Interconnection System (SADI).
“Between the two plants, they will add an installed power of 1,310 MW, which will allow the total available energy generated by water to be expanded by 11.4% throughout the country,” explained Juan Manuel Pereyrapresident of Eling Energía, a company dedicated to the engineering and construction of large energy generation and transportation works that is in charge of the project.
Days ago, the plants were the main activity of visiting a construction site within the framework of the 142nd meeting of the Federal Council of the Argentine Chamber of Construction (CAMARCO), an event that annually brings together all the large companies in the country, as well as to prominent specialists, union and government authorities.
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“It is one of the most important works, the engineering is present and it is very interesting to see the magnitude of the work and the place where it is located,” said Gustavo Weiss, president of CAMARCO, in dialogue with Tiempo FM 97.5. “It is very interesting for all of us who are linked to construction, since it is not common to see it in other places in the country,” added the businessman.
The dams are located on a watercourse with high hydroenergy potential, where their first preliminary studies date back to 1970. The estimated average annual generation would be greater than 5,000 GW/h. According to the builders, the plants will also boost economic growth in the region, creating a value chain that will include the creation of 6,000 direct jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs.
Source: Ambito
