Nova Iguacu Substation – New – 500/345 kV is a 500/345kV substation located in Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The construction works on Nova Iguacu Substation – New – 500/345 kV began in 2017. The project was commissioned in 2018.
Description
The Nova Iguacu Substation – New – 500/345 kV project is a new substation being operated by Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico.
The designed voltage level of the project is 500/345kV, while the operating voltage level is 500/345kV. The step-in voltage of the substation is 500kV and the step-out voltage is 345kV. The substation capacity is 900MVA.
Nova Iguacu Substation – New – 500/345 kV has received approval from Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brazil to undertake the works on the project.
About Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico

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By GlobalDataOperador 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.