- The new substation will benefit more than 25,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers from the municipalities of Guachetá, Lenguazaque and Fúquene.
- The commissioning of this substation contributes to the improvement of CODENSA’s energy service quality indicators in the northern part of the department of Cundinamarca.
With an investment of nearly COP 5,800 million, CODENSA built and commissioned a new substation in the municipality of Guachetá, in order to continue improving the service quality indicators and strengthen the reliability of the electrical system in the northern part of Cundinamarca, in view of the growing energy demand in the municipalities of Guachetá, Lenguazaque and Fúquene.
Through the work carried out by the Company, more than 25,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers from these three municipalities will benefit, thanks to the installation and startup of five new megavolt amperes (MVA), which is equivalent to energizing more than 5,000 urban homes.
Along with the construction of this substation, the installed capacity of the existing circuits in the area also increased and two new circuits were commissioned, for which 32 additional kilometers of overhead grids and 300 meters of underground distribution grids were installed.
The importance of these electrical infrastructure works for the department of Cundinamarca lies in the growth of the demand recorded in the northern part in recent years, particularly in the municipalities of Guachetá, Lenguazaque and Fúquene. It is also important considering the establishment of new industries, the increase in commercial spaces and the permanent development of new housing projects; in addition to the growth of the mining sector in the region, dedicated to the exploitation, processing and sale of coal.
These investments made in Guachetá are part of the intense physical infrastructure expansion plan which CODENSA has been implementing throughout its area of operation in the department, in order to continue improving the service quality indicators and contribute to increasing Bogotá’s and Cundinamarca’s electric system stability and reliability.
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ABOUT THE ENEL GROUP – CODENSA AND EMGESA
CODENSA and EMGESA are part of the Enel Group, a multinational energy company and one of the main global integrated operators in the electricity and gas sector. The Group operates in more than 30 countries from four continents, generating energy through an installed net capacity of around 83 GW and distributing electricity and gas to a network of around 2 million kilometers. With more than 65 million users in the world, the Enel Group has the largest customer base compared to its European competitors. The Enel Group is the biggest integrated utility company in Europe in terms of market capitalization, and it is one of the main electricity companies in Europe in terms of installed capacity and reported EBITDA.
Codensa S.A. ESP is a distribution and electric energy sales company, as well as a leader on the market, with more than 3,200,000 clients distributed in Bogotá, 116 municipalities of Cundinamarca, 6 in Boyacá, 4 in Tolima and 3 in Meta. Established in 1997, Codensa has an installed capacity of 10.633 MVA (megavolt amperes) along 69,821 kilometers of high, medium and low voltage networks. The Company generates around 8,000 jobs both directly and indirectly in Colombia.