Orinoco Powerline Crossing Torre de Conducción Electrica 230kV Isla Troncon
Caroní Venezuela
Status:
built
Floor Count
1
Building Uses
- electrical
- industrial
Structural Types
- truss tower
- cross brace
- other
Heights
Value
Source / Comments
Roof
787 ft
Cadafe
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Description • Contractor: CADAFE.
• Constructor: Hidro Proyect H P C A.
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• Each pylon carries 6 conductors for 220 kV three-phase AC in 3 levels. On the top, there is a V-shaped crossbar for the ground conductors. The width of the both span fields are 2537 and 2161 metres. These pylons are the tallest man-made structures in South America (2008).
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