The interconnection of Macapá to the National Integrated Energy System, through the Tucuruí hydroelectric plant, will be delayed. Its start of operations is now scheduled for November 1 of this year. The interconnection of Boa Vista to the SIN will also be delayed by one month, which was postponed until July 1, 2016.
These are the last two Brazilian capitals that still supply themselves with energy in an isolated way, through their own systems, using gas, diesel or, in the case of the capital of Amazonas, the controversial Balbina hydroelectric plant. The incorporation of Manaus, which uses the same line, happened in July of last year.
To integrate the Northern subsystem into the national system, the Tucuruí power line, on the Tocantins River, in Pará, was connected to the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant, under construction on the Xingu River, and had to cross the Amazon River. Due to the height of the trees and the length of the river, the tallest tower in this system was used, comparable in size to the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
