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Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) is running an international procurement procedure for the expansion of the Itaipú Right Bank and Villa Hayes substations. The tender, ID 492034, Lp2059-26, has an estimated value of USD 31,127,404. This is a procurement estimate, not an awarded contract or completed investment.
Official deadlines
The National Public Procurement Directorate (DNCP) lists 9 November 2026 at 12:00 as the deadline for questions. Bids are due on 13 November at 09:00, with opening scheduled for 09:30 the same day. Interested bidders should review the official notice for amendments.
Financing and scope
The project is part of the high-voltage transmission expansion programme, phase II. The process follows Inter-American Development Bank procurement policies and refers to loan agreement 5502/OC-PR and Law 7414.
Radar Analysis
For engineering, construction and equipment suppliers, the relevant information is the procurement specification and bid schedule. Actual economic impact will only be measurable after contract award, formalization and verifiable works progress. An estimated tender amount should never be reported as capital already invested.
Primary source: DNCP, tender ID 492034, reviewed for the 9 November 2026 edition.
Conceptual electricity-grid illustration, not a photograph of the substations.
