The project objective is to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of the second circuit of the SIEPAC HV transmission line, as a key component in the regional capacity expansion up to 600 MW; the feasibility analysis considered the following issues:
- The current regulatory framework;
- The current and expected power flows in the regional electricity market;
- The progress in the strengthening of transmission infrastructure in each country, and;
- The development of the power transmission expansion plans in each country.