IDB Signs Brazil Transmission Deal

The IDB has approved a $200m financing for ATE III Transmissora de Energia for development, construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines in the Brazilian states of Para and Tocantins. It includes an A loan of up to $95.4m from the bank’s ordinary capital and a syndicated B loan of approximately $104.6m. The project, with a total estimated cost of $387m, was awarded to the Spain’s Abengoa through a public bidding process. It is developing the project through its Brazilian subsidiary ATE III Transmissora de Energia. The transmission project includes: a 500kv, 40km transmission line connecting the Maraba and Itacaiunas substations in Para; a 230kv, 110km transmission line connecting the Itacaiunas and Carajas substations in Para; a 500kv, 304km transmission line connecting the Itacaiunas and Colinas substations in Para and Tocantins; and a 500/230kv Itacaiunas substation in the state of Para.