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Chlof of Station,Chief, fi;iD
Operational
Electrlo Power Supply System for 3uater.alali
Attached herewith arehief, fcHDj of aof the electric system of the Kmpresa Klectrica dewhich la tho only power company sup; lying Guatemala City. As will be seen from these diagrams, markednd datedhere are four main poser plants snd but two lines whioh furnish all the powor to the city of Ouatemala. One of those lines passes through Antigua and then bondsoint where lt connects with the otner line which runs straight fromto Guatemala City andeeder line cooing Into It from the Laguna plant near Lako Amatltlan. The lines shown on the right hand side of the attachment tond whloh were taken by Lincoln aa feeder lines to the oapital are in reality extensions of the line coming into the city. The upper right hand lino goes to the liovella cement plant and the other to I'inula, 'c both cases, however, theae linos do not carryto the city but from the city.
As will be observed tho two lines bringing power from the generating plants joinoint just outside Guatemala City.
Aerial and ground photographs of the Junction will be forwarded no wellap in which this Junction and other aallent featuraa are clearly pin-pointed.
U. The other map orwas also made by the electric company and shows the breakdown of Guatemala City Into- ll; power sectiona or sones.
It will be observed in tho diagram labeled hat theChiatemela, shown to the right of that diagram,ystem of transformers. It may ossible for an electrical expert to decipher from this diagram which transformers are linked to oach zone so shown on tho other diagram.
nderstand It, oortaln aeotions of the oity are frequently cutr.cn tcrlly from tho aforementioned sub-station when thetransformers, ^hicn oiav serve one or more sones, becomeor otherwise operate with difficulty.
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" 6. The data requeated in^ and lin6 is expected to be ready for pouchingU. 7. By this sameope to forward air strip maps of the entire city which wore made.
Earle N. Bannister
Enclosures:
2 maps or diagrams, as noted
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