In his most recent visit to Hidroituango, President Iván Duque confirmed that the megaproject’s first turbine will start operating on July 26.
The president made a tour and spoke with the workers and there he verified the progress of the works.
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“This is a strategic work for Colombia. We have made a visit here, we have spoken with the workers, with the engineers, we have seen the state of progress and what we see is a great commitment from the entire team of engineers and workers to have the first turbine installed by July 26which would start this project”, explained the president.
Duque also urged that “in a shorter period of time, the second turbine can also be installed.”
“With this, this great project for the energy security of our country could begin, and this project that is emblematic and, clearly, the largest energy generation project that Colombia has had, and the most sophisticated and important,” he added. .
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Iván Duque during his tour of the work.
It should be remembered that on February 2, EPM had announced that on July 26 the first turbine would be put into operation, but On February 21, the CC Consortium released a letter indicating that the schedules were not adjusted to the date announced by EPM.
This generated controversy, but with the president’s visit this weekend it was confirmed that he maintains the calendar and July 26 as a key day.
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On the other hand, in this same week the Comptroller General of the Republic, Carlos Felipe Córdoba, installed the preventive work table that will monitor the resources delivered to EPM by the insurance companies, due to the contingency initiated in Hidroituango on 28 April 2018, and the start-up schedule.
Currently, the works are at 87.32% construction progress. 8,353 people from more than 80 contractor companies and EPM work there, distributed in the different work fronts, mainly the machine house.
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