JUJUY, ARGENTINA - Abengoa has been selected by Minera EXAR, company engaged in the extraction of lithium, to construct a medium voltage line in the highlands of the province of Jujuy, in the northwest of Argentina.

Abengoa will be responsible for the supply of equipment necessary for the construction of a 33 kV double line that will run approximately 37 miles and connect the Altiplano transformer station with the Minera EXAR transformer station located in Salar de Olaroz.

The line will power the extraction plant of one of the largest brine lithium deposits in the world.

Source: Abengoa