INTERIM POWER

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The proposed project constitutes an interim program designed mainly to provide additional power in areas outside the central region where public supply of electric power is now confined to a few widely separate towns, served by isolated systems mostly without adequate generating capacity. Its main elements are: (A) the addition of a 3.4 MW hydroelectric unit to increase the generating capacity in Antofagasta, the port serving the northern mineral producing region. (B) The installation of a 5 MW gas turbine to increase the generating capacity in Punta Arenas, where the discovery of oil in recent years has added to the economic prospects of the region. (C) The installation of a submarine cable to connect the power system of the Island of Chiloe with that on the mainland; (D) the first year of a three-year program of transmission and distribution system expansion to meet requirements throughout Chile; (E) the provision of imported equipment and the services of consultants.