Xingu-Estreito HVDC transmission line

The Xingu-Estreito HVDC transmission line is a 2076 km long 800 kV[1] high-voltage direct current transmission line in Brazil between the Xingu substation at the city of Anapu in the Pará state, 17 km from the Belo Monte Dam, and the Estreito substation at the city of Ibiraci in the Minas Gerais state[2]. It was inaugurated 21 December 2017[3].

Xingu-Estreito
Location
Country	Brazil
General direction	North-South
From	Xingu substation, Anapu, Pará
To	Estreito substation, Ibiraci, Minas Gerais
Construction information
Commissioned	21 December 2017
Technical information
Type	overhead transmission line
Type of current	HVDC
Total length	2,076 km (1,290 mi)
DC voltage	800 kV

References

1. "Primeiro bipolo de transmissão de ±800 kV UHVDC entra em operação com dois meses de antecedência" [First ±800 kV UHVDC bipole starts operation two months early] (in Portuguese). 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
2. "Relatório de Impacto Ambiental - Linha de Transmissão CC ±800 kV Xingu / Estreito" [Environmental impact statement - ±800 kV Xingu / Estreito DC Transmission Line] (PDF) (in Portuguese). December 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
3. "Linha de transmissão que liga Hidrelétrica de Belo Monte ao Sudeste do país é inaugurada em MG" (in Portuguese). 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-21.