November 7, 2019 is the new date for the receipt of tenders in the tender for the construction of the 230 Kv Sabanitas – Panama III Transmission Line and associated substations.

The initial date for receipt of tenders was August 6, but because some companies interested in submitting proposals asked for the extension of the deadline, the authorities of Empresas de Transmisión Eléctrica, S.A. requested the extension. (Etesa) decided to make an extension.

The contract includes the following works:

-Supply, Assembly and works related to the Construction of the Panama III Sabanitas Line, specifically from the sector of Mocambo where the Panama III Substation will be located to Sabanitas, Colón where the Sabanitas Substation will be located.

-Supply, assembly, civil works and commissioning of the Panama III and Sabanitas substations, these substations will be of the encapsulated GIS type.

-In the Panama III substation, the existing lines will be sectionalized: LT2_Guasquita – Panama II and LT_3 Chorrera – Panama.

-At the Sabanitas Substation, the existing LT_Cristobal-Panama II lines owned by AES PANAMA will be sectionalized; additional warehouses will also be left for the entry of new lines from other market agents.

See tender details.