Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line is a 500kV overhead line from Marimbondo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Construction works on the Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line started in 2016 and the project was commissioned in 2017.
Description
The Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico. The Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line is a new line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through single circuit cable.
Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line project development status
The development of the Marimbondo – Ribeirao Preto Line project was approved by Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil in 2016 and the project works were completed in 2017.

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By GlobalDataAbout Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico
Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico (ONS) is a non-profit civil association. The company is engaged in coordinating and monitoring of transmission, generation and distribution of electric power in National Interconnected System (NIS). It perform its operation under the supervision and regulation of the Electric Energy National Agency (ANEEL). ONS is headquartered in Brazil.
Methodology
All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.