Argentine Interconnection System

500 kV transmission line near Buenos Aires
Unlike in other countries, many power lines with a voltage up to 220 kV are placed on concrete pylons.

The Argentine Interconnection System (Spanish: Sistema Argentino de Interconexión, SADI) is a wide area synchronous grid that links the regional networks of all Argentinian provinces, with the exception of Tierra del Fuego. It is also connected to the power grids of several neighboring countries.[1][2][3][4]

The network is 20,296 kilometres (12,611 mi) long, of which 14,197 kilometres (8,822 mi) represent 500 kV power lines.[5] These power lines are operated by Transener.[6]

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  3. ^ "Interconexión Eléctrica Regional | UCL". Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ^ "Segunda conexión eléctrica entre la Argentina y Brasil". La Nación (in Spanish). 30 December 1999. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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