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Identification Study and Preliminary Design of Grande Project

Identification Study and Preliminary Design obtaining the Provisional License from the Bolivian Government and development of related Feasibility Study, as the condition to obtain the concession for the design, construction, operation and exploitation of the Project Grande, located in the High Basin of River Grande, Bolivia. Obtaining the Provisional License Transproject became the owner of the author right and titleholder of the Grande Project.

Service scope:

  • Structural analysis, Geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Hydraulics, Hydrology, Electric, Electro mechanic, Administration activities to obtain the License and Financing Structure to provide the financing for the hydroelectric system of 8 dams, with 2,930 MW, of the project Grande.

Service value:

  • own costs (900,000.00 US$)

Projects amount:

  • more than 6,000,000.00 US$

Service time:

  • 1998- present time

GENERAL SUMMARY OF PROJECT “GRANDE”

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

Within 1998 – 2002 the consultant company TRANSPROJECT S.A. developed the Pre-feasibility Study of the Project “GRANDE” obtaining the Provisional License for the execution of the Definitive Study during 2001. This project involves the construction of 8 hydroelectric centrals in the high basin of Grande River between Arce Bridge and Abapo, with a total installed capacity of 2.930 MW and electric energy production of 15.720 GWh yearly during 50 years shelf life. The entire project is located in a total length of 450 Km in Grande River. Total capacity of stored water is 31 thousand million m3.

Production of electric energy has been considered and the primary activity of the entire project, with no analysis of secondary advantageous activities like: irrigation, tourism, flood control, transit through the accessing road, employment, fishing, sporting, etc. The production of the 1.570 GWh/year (10%) has been foreseen to cover the Bolivian market and the 14.150 GWh/year (90%) for being exported to Brazil according to the Presidential Declaration dated April 17th 1998. For this reason the construction of a 400 KV power line has been considered between the stretches Puente Arce – Santa Cruz – Puerto Suarez with 1.060 Km total length.

Finally, the Project considers the construction of an accessing road the working facilities of 410 Km between Puente Arce – Abapo stretch. During the construction of the Hydroelectric Centrals the road will be built with double treatment and after the completion of the works the road could be paved with a one hundred million dollars additional investment thus facilitating the final construction of the paved road Sucre – Santa Cruz, currently non-existing (the construction of just 70 Km of the road Puente Arce – Sucre will be pending).

B. EXECUTION PROGRAM

Execution time of “GRANDE” is 9 years. During the initial three years it has been scheduled the development of studies and construction of the complementary works, during the following 5 years the construction of the hydroelectric centrals plus one year for the water accumulation in the reservoirs.

C. OTHER BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT

“GRANDE” Project has other secondary benefits of importance for the Bolivian economy and social aspect:

  • During the 5 years construction of the project employment for 16.000 Bolivian workers will be ensured.
  • During the operation period (50 years shelf life) employment for 2.000 Bolivian workers will be ensured
  • During the construction period 300 million dollars on material acquisition of Bolivian material has been scheduled
  • During the Project it has been included water catchment construction for the development of the pouring system for irrigation of approximately 80-100 thousand hectares for the mountain areas
  • By means of a water control computer system development, this Project will solve downstream flood problems of “Rositas” hydroelectric central.
  • With an investment of only 100 million dollars and after the completion of “GRANDE” Project, paving of the 480 Km road Abapo-Sucre will be obtained.
  • Tourism development
  • Fish industry development.
  • Water sports development.

D. TRANSPROJECT PROVISIONAL LICENSE (Translation into English)

SUPERINTENDENCE OF ELECTRICITY

Sectorial Regulation System

RESOLUTION SSDE N° 109/ 2001

La Paz, 5 of July of 2001-07-18

SEEN and CONSIDERING:

That the Consultant Company Transproject S.A., (TRANSPROJECT S.A.), represented legally by its President Mr. Vojislav Hadzi Nikolic, by means of Testimony Power N° 969/ 98 granted by Notary of Public Faith Lidia Gonzales Gonzales from the Judicial District of La Paz, properly inscribed in the Commerce General Registration, under register N° 07-042907-01 of the National Service of the Commerce Registration approved by Administrative Resolution N° 1233/ 98 from 11 of May, 1988, by means of memo from 12 of March, 2001, solicited Provisional License for studies for generation centrals that use hydro resources of the high basin of the River Grande for generation destined to export.

That according to established Legal Report N° 42/2001 and report MY N° 068/2001 from 8 of May, 2001, Transproject S.A. have fulfilled with presentation of the legal and technical requirements established in the Law of Electricity and in the Regulation of Concessions, Licenses and Provisional Licenses, for grant of the Provisional License.

That in fulfillment to the disposition in the article 27 of the Law of Electricity and to the article 21 of the Regulation of Concessions, Licenses and Provisional Licenses, the application extract of the Provisional License was published in the newspaper of national circulation "Ultima Hora" the days 22,23 24 of May, 2001, with the purpose that the proprietors or other people that they could result affected by the Provisional License, could formulate objections and observations that they judge convenient.

That according to established Legal Report N° 060/2001 from 2 of July, 2001, within the term established by the article 22 of the Regulation of Concessions, Licenses and Provisional Licenses, have not been presented observations, objections or other applications for the same object, being proceeded dictate the Provisional License Resolution.

That under the article 24 of the Law of Electricity and the article 8 of the Regulation of Concessions, Licenses and Provisional Licenses, the Superintendence of Electricity grants Provisional License in order to carry out studies for the installation of generation centrals that make use of natural resources.

The Superintendence of Electricity, in use of its faculties and attributions conferred by the Law of Electricity and their Regulation,

RESOLVE

FIRST ARTICLE.-

Grant in favor of the Consultant Company Transproject S.A. (TRANSPROJECT S.A.), legally represented by Vojislav Hadzi Nikolic, Provisional License for studies for generation centrals that make use of hydro resources of the high basin of the River Grande.

SECOND ARTICLE. -

The zone object of the study understands the departments of Cochabamba, Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca, undertaking the high basin of the River Grande with an approximate extension of 106.000 km2. The location and description of the resource to be studied is detailed in Annex of this Resolution.

THIRD ARTICLE. -

The scope and description of the study to execute, the budget and the program there are in the Annex of this Resolution.

FORTH ARTICLE. -

The term of this Provisional License, for the execution of the studies will be of thirty four (34) calendar months, starting from the date this Resolution have been dictated.

FIFTH ARTICLE. -

Once completed, TRANSPROJECT S.A. will present to the Superintendence of Electricity an executive summary with enough information for its utilization as reference in the planning of the electric national sector expansion.

SIXTH ARTICLE. -

TRANSPROJECT S.A. have to present a bank performance and fulfillment of the committed investment bond, for a mount equivalent to five (5%) of this investment, in the term of fifteen (15) days starting from the date this Resolution have been dictated. The term of conquering of that guarantee bond to be presented should be superior to the term of execution of the study for 15 days.

Register, correspond and file it.

Nowotny Alexander

SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTRICITY

Is in accordance:

Dr. Ramiro Camargo Meneses

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