Análisis técnico – económico sobre el impacto de la implementación del cable ecológico en los índices de calidad del servicio en proyectos de electrificación en el cantón Tena

Abstract

The evolution of electrical energy has driven innovations in the components of generation, transmission, and distribution, placing a particular focus on the issues of rural electrification projects in Ecuador. Due to their location, in the case of areas within the Tena canton, these projects must face unique challenges such as complex geography and dense vegetation. In this context, the implementation of the ecological cable tends to be a new alternative compared to the traditional (bare) cable since it seeks to be a technical and economic solution to improve the quality of the technical service. The relevant technical-economic analysis reveals that the ecological cable offers significant advantages in improving service quality, since it reduces unscheduled interruptions caused by environmental conditions and, thereby, reduces operating costs for maintenance and mobilization in rural areas, with late access. Although its choice entails an excessive cost, this value is compensated by a much faster recovery in investment accompanied by a reinforcement of service quality indicators.