{"id":18074,"date":"2024-10-10T19:32:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/?p=18074"},"modified":"2024-12-26T19:34:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T22:34:56","slug":"mais-extenso-sistema-de-ultra-alta-tensao-brasileiro-linha-de-transmissao-xingu-rio-completa-cinco-anos-de-operacao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/mais-extenso-sistema-de-ultra-alta-tensao-brasileiro-linha-de-transmissao-xingu-rio-completa-cinco-anos-de-operacao\/","title":{"rendered":"The most extensive Brazilian Ultra-High Voltage system, the Xingu-Rio transmission line completes five years of operation"},"content":{"rendered":"

>>The system has sufficient transmission capacity to supply 70% of the energy consumed in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and has not recorded any accidents with lost time since the beginning of its operation. R$ 20 million are invested annually to improve the operation and<\/em>maintenance<\/em>transmitter's action<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> Socio-environmental investments include the recovery of Cais do Valongo, support for income-generating projects for communities along the transmission line, and actions to combat the pandemic<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia El\u00e9trica (XRTE) \u2013 the largest 800kV Ultra-High Voltage Direct Current transmission system in Brazil and the second largest in the world \u2013 celebrates 5 years of commercial operation in 2024. With an extension of 2,543 km and 4,448 towers, XRTE runs through 81 municipalities in 5 states in the North, Central-West and Southeast regions. The second Belo Monte bipole obtained the Definitive Release Term (TLD) to start operating in October 2019. This complex system has the capacity to transmit 4 thousand megawatts (MW) of power in direct current. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than just a set of impressive numbers, XRTE is currently responsible for 70% of energy consumption throughout the state of Rio de Janeiro, considering the months in which the concessionaire operates at maximum transmission power. This situation occurs between December and May, due to the rainy season in the North Region. This volume of transmitted energy allows the lakes of the reservoirs in the South and Southeast Regions to recover, preparing for the dry season in the remaining months of the year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 \u201cThe entry of XRTE into operation contributed to greater flexibility and reliability in the national electrical system, allowing the National Electric System Operator (ONS) to have more tools to overcome adversities during periods of drought, significantly reducing the risks of rationing or failure in the energy supply\u201d \u2013 highlights Paulo Zerbati, director of Ultra-High Voltage at State Grid Brazil Holding, XRTE\u2019s controlling company.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built from an investment of approximately R$1.677 billion, XRTE has an annual turnover of approximately R$1.677 billion, which represents more than 48% of the turnover of State Grid Brazil Holding, and employs 15% of the number of employees of the Brazilian holding.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around ten thousand employees dedicated their efforts to put a project of this magnitude into operation. Today, the concessionaire has 140 employees, distributed between operations in Xingu, Rio de Janeiro and at the power line maintenance bases, including students who graduated from an exchange project with the technical schools of Paracambi (RJ) and Altamira (PA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During construction, the main challenges for implementing XRTE were overcoming adverse weather conditions, redesigning the route to get around geographical obstacles, preserving forest biodiversity and, in a panorama that proved to be quite diverse along the entire length of the line.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Achievements achieved, today the challenges are different. For this complex system to function harmoniously, the operation and maintenance of the enterprise require constant training and updating of all employees.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We need to be prepared for all situations. To this end, we invest heavily in training and safety equipment. We have an important interface with the headquarters in China, which provides us with a great learning opportunity, enabling us to carry out preventive and predictive maintenance in relation to possible incidents. \u2013 explains Paulo Zerbati.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure the operation of the entire XRTE structure, R$20 million is invested annually in projects to improve the operation and maintenance of the system, which includes the purchase of spare parts, improvements to facilities and aerial inspections along the entire length of the line. In addition, an annual shutdown is carried out in accordance with Aneel rules.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety concerns, one of the pillars of State Grid Brazil, are reflected in numbers by XRTE. In its five years of operation, the concessionaire has achieved the best safety performance rates within the group in Brazil, with no accidents resulting in time away from work. The Xingu substation in Anapu (PA) and Terminal Rio in Paracambi (RJ) have the highest scores in the holding company regarding workplace safety.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recovery of Valongo Pier and support for education among socio-environmental projects <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

XRTE also invested in socio-environmental projects through the Social Investments of Companies (ISE) program, from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). The value of the social contribution was R$10.9 million, divided between education, health and culture action lines. Of the 14 projects contemplated, 12 have already been completed and 2 are still underway. In the capital of Rio de Janeiro, the company allocated R$2.1 million to the project to recover and enhance the value of Cais do Valongo, delivered in November 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As education is a fundamental value for State Grid Brazil and also a priority area for social action, of the total resources made available, approximately R$1.4 million were allocated to ten schools in municipalities crossed by XRTE, such as Anapu and Pacaj\u00e1, in Par\u00e1; and Porto Nacional, in Tocantins, benefiting approximately 5 thousand students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Environmental preservation, archaeological rescue and social actions<\/strong>\u202f<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For its care for the environment and appreciation of local communities, XRTE's environmental management earned State Grid recognition, placing it among the 10 companies honored with the 2019 Benchmarking Brazil award. Since XRTE's implementation, more than R$ 55 million has been invested in environmental protection and social well-being programs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of reforestation, approximately 500 hectares of native forest were restored, distributed across the five states crossed by the transmission line. Efforts to optimize the route of the line, with heightening of towers, reduction of the width of vegetation cut, and actions to avoid opening new accesses in native forest regions, allowed 25% of the total area initially authorized by IBAMA to be cleared to be spared. All these efforts avoided the clearing of vegetation in a territorial area equivalent to 45 times the area of the Maracan\u00e3 Stadium.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significant archaeological rescue work was carried out with the implementation of the project. More than 66,000 archaeological remains (approximately 63,000 ceramic fragments and 3,000 stone pieces) were recovered and analyzed, and will be sent to storage institutions in Par\u00e1, Tocantins and Minas Gerais, supporting future scientific research and dissemination of knowledge generated about past occupations of our territory. Heritage education actions were also carried out for communities near the project, highlighting the local cultural heritage.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Income generation for communities along the transmission line route<\/strong>\u202f\u202f<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an environmental compensation and mitigation measure, XRTE implemented the Basic Quilombola Environmental Program with the Malhadinha quilombola community, in the municipality of Brejinho de Nazar\u00e9 (TO), contributing to the construction of a community social center and a fruit pulp processing unit, as well as donating equipment and assisting in the first steps of the Unit's operation, with the aim of optimizing production and expanding the possibilities of marketing the products generated by the unit, which is one of the main means of generating income for the community, thus fostering local development.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The actions included technical and financial support for the acquisition of material and uniforms used in production, technical guidance and professional training, institutional coordination with government agencies and potential buyers, etc. As a result, from the start of the factory's operations (August 2021) until June 2024, approximately 20 tons of fruit pulp were produced by the processing unit, which could generate around R$$ 308 thousand in income for the community, if all products were sold to the external public. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>>The system has sufficient transmission capacity to supply 70% of the energy consumed in the state of Rio de Janeiro, and has not recorded any accidents with lost time since the beginning of operations. R$ 20 million are invested annually to improve the operation and maintenance of the transmission plant >> Socio-environmental investments include the recovery of Cais do Valongo, [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18076,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18074\/revisions\/18076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stategrid.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}