POWER AND TELEPHONE

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The Appraisal of Power and Telephone Expansion Project for Uruguay will assist in financing the expansion of the nation's power and telephone facilities. This project will consist of providing an effective generating capacity of the existing thermal plant in Montevideo from 50,000 kw to 100,000 kw; the installation of approximately 18,000 kw of additional diesel generating capacity in the Interior; the expansion of distribution systems, the construction of 538 miles (866 km) of high tension transmission lines; and the increase in autonomous Government agency's (UTE) automotive equipment in order to operate and maintain the expanded power system. The telephone expansion will include: the increase in switchboard capacity, replacement of manually operated central and automatic office equipment, replacement of the toll board in the long distance office in Montevideo with a new board to give better national and international long distance service; the installation of carrier and repeater equipment for the long distance circuits increase in the underground cable capacity, the construction of 818 miles of new pole lines the addition of 204 miles (328 km) of physical circuits to existing dole lines. The purchase of about 28,000 new telephone instruments for installation as required in Montevideo and the Interior and the purchase of testing equipment, spare parts and equipment for maintaining and operating the expanded telephone system.

World Bank Group

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Power Generation (CCGT), Automotive, Geothermal, Residential, Government, Commercial